[UCLA-LUG] USB Drivers

[Josh Barratt]

Well, according to http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ your boy is supported.

To put USB support into your kernel go here: http://www.linux-usb.org/
If this linux box is for 111 you might have probs because the kernel patches
might just be for the latest versions . . . not quite sure.

    Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: Santosh Kumar
To: LUG Discussion List
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 9:56 PM
Subject: [UCLA-LUG] USB Drivers


When running in Windows, my mouse wheel will not work when plugged into the
PS/2 mouse port unless I disable the synaptics trackpad for my notebook.
However, when I disable the synaptics touchpad, the mouse does not work
properly in Linux .. motion is very erratic and just plain wrong oftentimes.

So I either have to keep going into the BIOS and toggle the touhcpad on/off
or switch from the USB when running Windows 2000 to the PS/2 port (via
adapter).  To do the latter however, I have to shut down the computer
everytime.

I'm trying to find an alternative that will prevent me from having to do the
above everytime I switch between OS's.

Santosh Kumar


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It can be, you have to patch the kernel with backport code from the new 2.3
kernel series though. The mouse you are talking about actually has a ps/2
plug on it and will work as a ps/2 device . . . IMHO, that's a far more
pleasant way to use it as there's no real benifit to using a USB device
under linux yet. I'm about 90% sure there's a driver for that mouse though
if you are up to the kernel patching process . . . I can't remember where
the backport code page is but if you can't find it I can probably track it
down.

    Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: Santosh Kumar
To: LUG Discussion List
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 9:18 PM
Subject: [UCLA-LUG] USB Drivers


Does anyone know if USB is supported at all in Red Hat Linux 6.2?

I have a Microsoft Intellimouse w/IntelliEye with a USB connection.

Thanks,
Santosh Kumar