From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 22 14:46:05 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E427637B401 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 14:46:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from misav03.sasknet.sk.ca (misav03.sasknet.sk.ca [142.165.20.164]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6565E43FBF for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 14:46:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lists-dated-1052250362.478b2f@jimramsay.com) Received: from oregano.sasktel.net ([142.165.20.197]) by misav03 with InterScan Messaging Security Suite; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:49:15 -0600 Received: from watson.jimramsay.com (hsde-sktn-164-66.sasknet.sk.ca [142.165.164.66])(built Dec 6 2002)) with ESMTPA id <0HDR0022PG8QPA@oregano.sasktel.net> for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:46:03 -0600 (CST) Received: (qmail 90811 invoked from network); Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:46:02 +0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hsde-sktn-164-66.sasknet.sk.ca) (127.0.0.1) by localhost.jimramsay.com with SMTP; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:46:02 +0000 Received: from holmes.jimramsay.com (hsde-sktn-164-95.sasknet.sk.ca [142.165.164.95]) by hsde-sktn-164-66.sasknet.sk.ca (tmda-ofmipd) with ESMTP; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:45:59 -0600 Received: by holmes.jimramsay.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, _d Apr 2003 13:45:59 -0600 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:45:59 -0600 From: Jim Ramsay In-reply-to: <20030422213618.X41366@destiny.office.mzg.teresto.net> To: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-id: <20030422194559.GD72063@holmes.jimramsay.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/0.75 (Ponder) X-Primary-Address: Jim Ramsay References: <20030421233104.S30361@dominik.saargate.de> <8765p6tjuh.fsf@oak.pohoyda.family> <20030422213618.X41366@destiny.office.mzg.teresto.net> Subject: Re: Typhoon Optical Mouse problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Jim Ramsay List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 21:46:06 -0000 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