Usb Mouse; If Linking To Xfree86 - Acer ARMC User Manual

USB Mouse

There are two possible scenarios:
•
If you first used a PS/2 mouse to install the Linux and you now want to add USB
mouse support, follow the steps in the table below.
•
If you first use a USB mouse to install the Linux and you now want to add PS/2
mouse support, reboot the computer to allow Linux to configure and reallocate the
interrupt resources for both the USB mouse and PS/2 mouse. After that, follow the
steps in the table below.
Step Instructions
1 Run the following command to check what X server the system links to:
ls –l /etc/X11/X
2

If linking to XFree86...

If the X links to /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86, edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and
add the following text in the "ServerLayout" section:
InputDevice "mouse1" "SendCoreEvents"
Next, add a new "InputDevice" section after another "InputDevice" section as shown
below:
Section "InputDevice"
Identified "Mouse1"
Drive "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZaxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
3
If linking to XF86_SVGA...
If the X links to /usr/X11R6/bin/Xwrapper or /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA, edit the
/etc/X11/XF86Config and add a new section as shown below:
Section "Xinput"
SubSection "mouse"
EndSubSection
EndSection
4 Refresh the X server. After you make and save all the changes to the XF86Config (or
XF86Config-4) file, press the <CTRL>, <ALT> and <BkSp> keys to restart the X server and let
the new settings take effect. If this does not work, type "startx" in text mode or reboot the host
system.
158 Acer Remote Management Card (ARMC) User's Guide
DeviceName "USB mice"
Protocol "imps/2"
XAxisMapping 4 5
Port "/dev/input/mice"
AlwaysCore