[NTLUG:Discuss] [Bulk] mouse support w/2.6.13 kernel

[Chris Cox]

Leroy Tennison wrote:
> Tom Tumelty wrote:
>>I have tried to installed Slackware 10.2 with Kernel 2.6.13 and cannot get
>>the mouse to work with X. I have tried several different mice and several
>>diffferent xorgconfig mice options and the mouse will not work.  On the same
>>machine Slackware 10.2 with kernel 2.4.x works and X is not a problem. Has
>>anyone had this problem, or know how to fix this problem ?
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Tom

> Don't know anything about Slackware but the newer kernels can introduce 
> mouse issues.  One though is to add /*one*/ of the following as a 
> parameter to the kernel line in your boot script:
> 
> psmouse.proto=bare
> psmouse.proto=exps
> psmouse.proto=imps

Btw, what these do is qualify the LEVEL of mouse detection.
So psmouse.proto=imps is less than psmouse.proto=exps

For example.  I have a logitech mouse that has extra
buttons that I don't use... I have it stop at
imps.

bare should get you a plain ole ps2... but likely
sans the wheel (I'm fairly certain.. however I've had others
say they had to use bare to get their wheel to
work).