Yamaban wrote: > On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 18:28, m.roth at ... wrote: > >> I just built a workstation, CentOS 7, fully updated. My user requires >> his three-button mouse, telling me that imaging software is written for >> three-button mice (so *please* don't tell me to tell him to get a new >> mouse). >> >> Anyway, no cursor. In both /var/log/messages and journalctl, I see >> "unable to enable mouse". >> >> What I read in messages and manpages is that PS-2 is default standard... >> anyone have any ideas? I need to resolve this asap... so I can get onto >> making sure his research imaging software running on CentOS 7. > > Oh, yeah such customers exist, PITA and PEBKAC in most cases. In this case, no. He's working with mostly open-source heavy duty scientific imaging software. > > First testing the mouse on a "older" comp, does it work there? Right. This mouse is the one I disconnected from his current 6.8 box, and the Dell Precision T3610 actually has PS-2 connectors in the back. I guarantee it was working. > > Next testing, does the PS/2 plug hole on the new board work? > Some of the newer boards only work with keyboards on PS/2. > > On testing, if the mouse works, there are adapters "PS/2 female" to > "USB Type A male" on Amazon for a few Bucks, that may be a way to work Found one of them laying around. I've brought the box back to my cube, now I need to bring it up and see if that works. > around a non-fuctional or missing PS/2 plug-hole. I was really hoping it just needed a manual configuration (and I just !!! *adore* writing xorg.conf files...), or run a utility. Thanks. mark