[CLUE-Tech] starting XF86-4 with diffrent mice?

[Dale Hawkins]

Dave Price <davep at kinaole.org> writes:

$ man xsetpointer

Try:

$ xsetpointer -l

(However, trying it just now did not seem to work as expected).

-Dale

> I am running a laptop with XFree86-4.
> 
> Sometimes I use the touchpad, and sometimes an external 'wheel mouse'.
> I use startx to invoke X, not a GUI login.
> 
> I have found that I can get the wheel to work with 'protocol=ImPS2', but
> with that protocol, the touchpad is very erratic (i.e. unusable).  
> 
> I have been editing /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to switch protocols, depending
> on whether I have a wheel mouse plugged in to the external port.
> 
> Is there a correct way to invoke startx and specify the mouse that I intend
> to use? (they both show up on /dev/psaux)
> 
> aloha,
> dave
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