Thread: Trackball Drivers

I like trackballs better than mice, but are there any drivers for them in linux?


Sorry if this is a stupid question.

Most trackballs should be detected as regular mice...

As a general rule, do all mice put out a generic signal?

Originally posted by windoze victim
As a general rule, do all mice put out a generic signal?

Well most mice will work as a regular mouse with 2 buttons using generic mouse drivers, but I believe there are some that aren't _exactly_ the same. For example, I don't believe my opitcal intellimouse explorer would work properly using only generic drivers, but my memory of troubleshooting my mouse under linux is dim.

If it plugs into the ps/2 mouse connector, it should be detected as a regular mouse and work fine. My logitech optical wheel mouse works fine with the generic driver under RH 8.0.

Serial port mice/pointing devices are more problematic. You should check supported hardware for the distro and version of linux that you intend to install.

Thanks people.

trackballs dont require special drivers