Re: [tlug] Trackball [Re: Happy hacking keyboard]

[rost52 <bugquestcontri@example.com>]

On 2014-08-09 19:45, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> rost52 writes:
>
>   > Kensington Expert Mouse - I use this type of device since the mid
>   > 1990s; currently still on my XP machine. But I want to set up my
>   > Thinkpad x240 with Linux Antergos or Linux Mint Debian.
>   >
>   > How can I get my Kensington Expert Mouse running under Linux?
>
> Do you have a problem with it?  Or are you asking in advance of trying
> it?
>
> If it needs a special driver available only under Windows, good luck;
> you need to hope somebody's asked Kensington or reverse engineered it.
> But most hardware uses the standard protocols (one reason for using
> Logitech).  I'd say try it and see what happens.
>
> If you have tried it and it doesn't seem to be recognized, grep
> /var/log/dmesg for "mouse".
Thanks for the valuable hints!!!
I asked indeed before trying it because it is in a different office.