[K12OSN] RE: Serial Mouse on Clients

[jam at mcquil.com]

Tim,

First of all, the server mouse and the workstation mouse are
completely independant.  It really doesn't matter what kind of
mouse the server has, or even if it has a mouse at all.

For the workstation, you are correct in setting the mouse
port to /dev/ttyS0.  But, there's a couple of things to
check:

1) Make sure you set the port correctly.  ttyS0 is com1, ttyS1 is com2.
   Try both, in case you've got it plugged into the other port.

2) Make sure your workstation is actually picking up the settings that
   you think.

   If you are specifying the X_MOUSE_DEVICE setting on a per-workstation
   basis, make sure the workstation knows it's own hostname.  OR,
   use the MAC address in the brackets, ie:  [00:04:50:00:01:23]
   instead of the hostname.

   Or, if all of the workstations have serial mice, you can set it
   in the [Default] section.

3) Make sure you get the mouse protocol set correctly.  X_MOUSE_PROTOCOL
   you can try values like 'Microsoft', 'Logitech', 'MouseMan' and
   there's a bunch of others.  The XFree86.org website has a listing
   at:

       http://www.xfree86.org/4.3.0/mouse.4.html
 
4) To make sure the workstation is picking up the proper settings,
   try setting 'SCREEN_01 = shell' in the lts.conf file.  Then boot
   the client.  You should get a shell prompt.  At the prompt,
   try typing:

      getltscfg -a

   It should show all of the settings that the workstation will use.
   Make sure it shows what you expect it to show.

5) Try popping into the IRC channel.  #ltsp at irc.freenode.net


Hope that helps,

Jim McQuillan
jam at Ltsp.org




On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Tim Kaldahl wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have been lurking in this list for about a year and have just been playing
> with k12ltsp more or less as a novelty. I am in the process of setting up a
> server (3.12) with 5 terminals at my son's school. (Very poor private
> christian school) My problem is that the server has a ps2 mouse, but the
> terminals all use serial mice. The terminals connect, but the mouse won't
> work. I tried editing lts.conf by changing X_MOUSE_DEVICE = "/dev/ttyS0"
> instead of "/dev/psaux" but that did not change anything. This project is my
> proving ground for future technology plans at my school, so I really want to
> make it fly.
> 
> I have learned an incredible amount from this list, and look forward to the
> help I know is forthcoming. I am dreaming of a future with no Windows.
> 
> Tim Kaldahl
> I.T. Coordinator
> Maplewood Academy
> Hutchinson, MN
> 
> P.S. If any of you out there belong to Linux Users Group closer to me than
> Mankato (about one hour away), I would love to here about it. I am an hour
> west of Minneapolis. If there isn't one and you would like to start one I am
> up for that.
> 
> 
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