Ralph Sanford
Below is a copy of the note I kept regarding changes that were needed to
get a plug-in USB mouse and the built-in pointer working on my laptop.
YMMV.
The XF86config file is found in /etc/X11. It warns you not to edit the
file. I have heard that some people where able to get 2 mice working
using YaST to setup both mice. YaST did not work for me, so I ignore
the warning and edit the file directly. Modify at your own risk.
After modifying the XF86config file the mice work almost perfectly with
my laptop. Whether I plug-in a PS/2 or USB mouse, it works. If no
mouse is plugged in, the built-in pointer works. If a USB mouse is
plugged in, the mouse and pointer work simultaneously. Had difficulties
getting the PS/2 plug-in mouse and the pointer to work simultaneously,
so I gave up on the PS/2 and only use a USB mouse now.
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# THIS NOT A COMPLETE XF86CONFIG FILE ! ! !
# ONLY SHOWS PORTIONS NEEDED TO GET 2 MICE TO WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY
#
#
# NOTE ! ! what seems to be important is to use 2 different
protocols
# such as "imps/2" and "ps/2"
# and 2 different devices such as ""dev/mouse" and "dev/psaux"
# until 2 protocols and devices were used the devices would not work
# simultaneously
#
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "ButtonNumber" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[3]"
Option "ButtonNumber" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "ps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
# With 2 mouse devices shown above, then need two input mouse devices
# here
# Does not seem to matter which mouse device is "core" or "sendcore"
#
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection
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