[TriLUG] Wireless Optical Mice + Linux support

[Joseph Tate]

It's something about wireless mice.  IOgear claims to support the 
Mouseman+ mice (which have thumb buttons), but my wireless MouseMan+ 
couldn't scroll or use the thumb buttons.  Your wired mice should work fine.



Lisa C. Boyd wrote:

>Thanks everyone for the input!
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>Joseph wrote:
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>>Do not attempt to use a wireless mouse with a KVM.  I've been in
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>contact
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>>with IOGear too many times where the result is "Oh we don't support
>>wireless mice".  My next question of course is why not, but never get
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>an
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>>answer.  No wireless mouse will work properly with a KVM.  Either
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>you'll
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>>lose the thumb button(s) or you'll lose the wheel.  Or you'll get
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>jumpy
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>>movements.
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>Ah this is good to know! Would it be the same for like Logitech's wired
>optical mice and the KVM? Would I lose some of the features with that
>like the thumb button? This is really crazy. I really need a good mouse
>because my hand is giving me a lot of trouble. Guess I'll have to work
>out something good even if it's bypassing the KVM which would really
>suck. 
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>Lisa B.
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