[wellylug] Optical mouse for Linux

[Caleb Gilmour]

On Friday 27 February 2004 18:01, Colin & Josephine Lewis wrote:
> I am needing to replace my mouse (currently a Microsoft one!), preferably
> with an optical mouse with a scroll wheel.  I have tried a DSE one, but
> while it does glow appropriately, it won't move the cursor - not very
> helpful really! What mice are others using, that work well under Linux? 
> Any recommendations?

Genius NetScroll. Under redhat, I just plugged it in, and it worked.
Same story for the Logitech MX-700 I just got today </boast>
Both are optical, scroll. Both are USB ones. I didn't try them with the PS2 
adapter

Used to have a MS Cordless, not optical, but has a scroll, and that was a PS2 
mouse, and it worked fine for almost anything. (Don't need it now.. want it?)

Also had an MS 2-button serial mouse way back in the days, and never had 
issues with it.

>
> Colin Lewis

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