Re: [gentoo-user] PS/2 mouse on a USB adaptor

[Mick]

On Tuesday 13 July 2010 19:00:27 Stroller wrote:
> On 12 Jul 2010, at 22:59, Paul Hartman wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
> >
> > wrote:
> >> http://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-Replacement-Mouse-USB-
> >> Adapter/dp/B0006G2OVG/ref=sr_1_6/275-4357142-7474332?
> >> ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1278964492&sr=8-6
> >> ...
> >
> > In my experience, the small PS/2 to USB mouse adapters like that do
> > not contain a controller chip and only work on USB-compatible PS/2
> > mice. Those mice typically came with a USB adapter in the first place,
> > so if yours didn't it could be that you're fighting a losing battle.
>
> I believe that mice supplied with these adaptors have internal
> circuitry that will detect and distinguish between whether they're
> connected to a PS2 port or a USB one, and behave appropriately.

Thanks Stroller, in all likelihood this mouse does not have any intelligence 
in it - it's just a plain old PS/2 mouse.
-- 
Regards,
Mick