Re: mouse only moves horizontally in x

On Apr 1, 2012, at 5:18 AM, jacques brierre wrote:

> Using a wrong type 2 (?) mouse pad (large grid) pad instead of the finer
> grid type 3 (?) pad would do this as well.
> PS. i may be wrong about pas designations... but if you have on the old
> large grids, do hold on to it!
>

Yeah, the older, larger-grid pads are blue on blue, I believe.  Slightly
larger grid, and really messed with the newer mice as well.

Sean

> Might check on this: http://www.memoryxsun.com/3701215.html
>
> Other info links:
>
> Sun[tm] System Handbook: Internal/Partner Edition 2.1
>
CD<http://www.sunshack.org/data/sh/2.1/infoserver.central/data/syshbk/index.h
tml>
>
> http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/mxsun_2203_59765481
>
> http://www.memoryxsun.com/3701368.html
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems
>
> http://www.tcocd.de/Pictures/Peripheral/Sun/type5.shtml
>
>
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> sent from my @ndr0id mobile
> On Apr 1, 2012 3:48 AM, "Sean Kamath" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mar 29, 2012, at 3:01 PM, Donald Wilson wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there!
>>>
>>> I've a Sun Ultra1 I'm trying to use, and everything works just fine,
>> except
>> My mouse will only move horizontally in X. I can't move it vertically.
I've
>> double checked with both my pads, and the same thing happens. Does anyone
>> have
>> a suggestion to fix this? I've started xdm via rc.conf according to the
>> unaccelerated display instructions in the README.
>>> Dmesg below.
>>
>> Man that brings back visions of the old sun laser mice.  The mouse pads
>> were
>> essentially mirrors with a blue/black grid printed on them.  If the mouse
>> pad
>> was turned 90 degrees, this is *EXACTLY* what would happen.  Haven't used
>> one
>> of those mice in maybe 10-15 years.
>>
>> Sean
>>
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