Other Help Topics :: DSL 2.3 and USB Mice (Will not detect)



That seems very strange. I've tried several different usb mice and have had no problem. I even tried a Microsoft wireless one and it'sOK. The one I'm using now is a Targus optical USB trackball/mouse that can convert between a standard wheel mouse or a trackball.  Have you tried a different mouse as an experiment?
have the same problem on one of my systems with a optical PS2 mouse plugged into a usb adapter......but mice are easy, I got multitudes of them and no cat.............

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Quote (xQuarkDS9x @ April 15 2006,23:21)
For the heck of it I tried Knoppix 5 DVD version and it detected the mouse fine. So in a way I'm not entirely sure why the old 2.1 release of DSL detected my mouse, but the new one doesn't.

DSL 2.1 used a more recent kernel (2.4.31) than DSL 2.3 (kernel 2.4.26). Maybe the Dell mouse needs a newer driver?
Knoppix 5 uses a 2.6 kernel which is more recent, so it should have drivers for newer hardware.

There are a few really advanced mice out there, but I thought they were all pretty much the same technology.
Quote (doobit @ April 17 2006,11:20)
Quote (xQuarkDS9x @ April 15 2006,23:21)
For the heck of it I tried Knoppix 5 DVD version and it detected the mouse fine. So in a way I'm not entirely sure why the old 2.1 release of DSL detected my mouse, but the new one doesn't.

DSL 2.1 used a more recent kernel (2.4.31) than DSL 2.3 (kernel 2.4.26). Maybe the Dell mouse needs a newer driver?
Knoppix 5 uses a 2.6 kernel which is more recent, so it should have drivers for newer hardware.

There are a few really advanced mice out there, but I thought they were all pretty much the same technology.

It's possible the Dell Optical mouse could need a newer driver. I got this system brand new back in January so the system is only 4 month's old.

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