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Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:04 pm**

does anyone know what the actual name/model is of the standard IBM mouse with the one scroll thing that you must push to go up/down? I am searching on google for linux drivers for it but havent gotten anything good because i dont know the actualy name/model

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:16 pm**

You mean one with the trackpoint thing? Is it a PS/2 connection? I can't imagine it would need any special drivers. I suppose it's possible your kernel doesn't have it compiled in but it should at least be included with the kernel. In fact I can't imagine it not being compiled in at least a module on any kernel included with any of the major distros....

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:36 pm**

yes ps/2. it works but the scroll doesnt. Perhaps it is somewhere but just not loaded.

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:49 pm**

there is no modules for IBM mice other then two for laptop mice

Posted: **Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:57 pm**

I assume you have tried IMPS/2 in your XF86Config?

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:18 pm**

yes, yes i have

Posted: **Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:20 pm**

Strange, I have one of those mice at work and it doesn't require any special drivers. I meant to bring it home but forgot...

Posted: **Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:22 am**

theres nothing special you need to set anywhere to get the scroll to work?

Posted: **Thu Oct 30, 2003 9:26 am**

Just IMPS/2 in the XF86Config I am pretty sure is all I did... I'll try to remember to bring the mouse home with me tonight.

EDIT1: I haven't left work yet but I just stuck the IBM mouse in the PS2 port on the back of my Laptop and booted RH9, I changed the "PS/2" to "IMPS/2" in the two places it appeared in my /etc/X11/XF86Config. I made sure the "gpm" service was turned off then I started X and the mouse worked just fine. I started Mozilla and used the little button on top of the mouse to scroll up and down with no problems. I'll stick my XF86Config up in the files section when I get home so you can see it, but it should be nothing special.

Posted: **Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:27 pm**

whoa... gpm must be turned off?

Posted: **Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:27 pm**

I've never been able to get IMPS/2 to work with gpm turned on, the mouse seems to be uncontrollable with it on in my experience. Here's my config:

http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/files/con ... nfig.IMPS2

Posted: **Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:37 pm**

well that works perfectly after i turned off gpm. If only i'd have known it was that easy