Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:45:59 -0600 From: Jim Ramsay <lists@jimramsay.com> To: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Typhoon Optical Mouse problems Message-ID: <20030422194559.GD72063@holmes.jimramsay.com> In-Reply-To: <20030422213618.X41366@destiny.office.mzg.teresto.net> References: <20030421233104.S30361@dominik.saargate.de> <8765p6tjuh.fsf@oak.pohoyda.family> <20030422213618.X41366@destiny.office.mzg.teresto.net>
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On Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 09:38:46PM +0200, Dominik Brettnacher wrote: > On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Alexander Pohoyda wrote: > > > > My question now is: what can I do to make this mouse > > > working? > > Just an idea: try to find a COM port adapter and see if it helps. > > Another idea: give the mouse back and buy a new (better) one :-) > > I might try using a COM port adapter. But in the case I wanted to use the > PS/2 port, where should I start looking to make this device work? If I remember correctly, you may have trouble using an optical mouse with a serial port adapter... seems that (usually) the power requirements are greater and a serial port will not provide enough volts to the mouse to make the LED go. PS/2 provides the added juice necessary. -- Jim Ramsay i.am@jimramsay.com PGP Key ID: 0xBE28F488
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