Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse

[Ixthusdan]

I recently got a laptop and learned that my touch pad mouse was tough t work with. I purchased a MS optical notebook mouse that uses a usb wireless pickup. Worked fine in windows, but in linux it would only move on the verticle axis and any mouse clicks would cause it to move to the left! I googled to find I was not the only one having this problem.

 

So I waited and found this on Tuesday:

Upon boot, do

rmmod usbmouse

Then

insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-12mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/input/usbmouse.ko.gz

I tried this, and it worked! Except, none of it was actually accepted (I was in MC and didn't see the results until I closed it) but now it works.

 

Anybody else mess with this?

 

Edit: I looked for changes in my xconf but nothing changed. Somehow, Mandriva adjusted to the mouse and made it work. I like that but would really like to know what was changed.

I tried using the touch pad and then plugged in the mouse, it still worked.

[Arne]

Hello Ixthusdan,

O yes I have tried to get my logitech MouseManPlus Optical Wireless with 6 buttons including the wheel to work for a long time in mdv 10.1 included all updates.

 

Connected to PS/2 port LB, MB and RB work but not the wheel and not the thumb button.

 

Connected to USB port: LB, MB, RB and wheel (up and down) (button 4 and 5) but Thumb button don't work.

 

I imagine I need to refer my kernel version in "insmod"????

By the way what command to use to get the kernel version?????

 

You didn't mention if your mouse is connected to PS/2 or USB port.

[Ixthusdan]

You can use the command line or in kde you can launch the desktop manager and look there. B)

 

I use usb. It was a toss up between the Logitech and the ms wireless mouse. Both are larger than the standard laptop add-on mouse. I read on 3 different linux sites posts about people experiencing the same problwm with the same mouse. I am glad mine works and I am sure it is the kernel and Mandriva's adjustments; I would just like to know how specifically it configured itself.

[JonEberger]

By the way what command to use to get the kernel version?????

 

uname -a will tell you that and more. just do a man uname.

[Arne]

Hello

This is what I get:

[arne3@192 arne3]$ uname -a
Linux 192.168.1.1 2.6.8.1-12mdk #1 Fri Oct 1 12:53:41 CEST 2004 i686 Pentium II (Deschutes) unknown GNU/Linux
[arne3@192 arne3]$ su
Password:
[root@192 arne3]# rmmod usbmouse
[root@192 arne3]# insmod /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/input/usbmouse.ko.gz
insmod: error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/input/usbmouse.ko.gz': -1 Invalid module format

 

Whats wrong?

[Ixthusdan]

Verify that the file exists in the directory. If you changed the kernel, you may have to make mods against the new sources since the existing modules are for a different kernel.

[Arne]

Thank's for reply

I have verified that the file exist in the directory. I have not changed the kernel.

 

It is the original 10.1 kernel.

Confusing??????

[Ixthusdan]

Of course it's confusing!

Did you try the mouse again? Also, just do "insmod usbmouse" and see if it works. I am guessing here. Your machine actually removed the module. Mine didn't even do that. There are some differences between 2006 and 10.1 which are significant.

[Arne]

The mouse connected to USB port work as before, no Thumb button recognized by "xev"

 

/dev/usbmouse exist. even I didn't run "insmod usbmouse"

 

I believe the reboot fixed it, as reboot often do.

 

I am installing 2006 on my desktop in dual boot with XP and I will remember this trick.