Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] OT - New USB trackball; how to use?
Date:	Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:18:48
Message-Id:	`20080314201846.61a5450a@pascal.spore.ath.cx`
In Reply to:	[gentoo-user] OT - New USB trackball; how to use? by Michael Sullivan

1	On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:10:54 -0500
2	Michael Sullivan <michael@××××××××××××.com> wrote:
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4	> I got a new USB trackball today. When I plug it into the computer,
5	> this shows up in dmesg:
6	>
7	> input: Logitech USB Trackball as /class/input/input6
8	> input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Trackball] on
9	> usb-0000:00:1d.0-1
10	>
11	> How would I configure my computer so that I could use this device?
12	>
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14	hmm. no configuration should be necessary. try to cat /dev/input/mice
15	and see if things come up when you move the trackball. If so, make
16	sure X is using /dev/input/mice and not /dev/input/mouseX.
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