ps2 mouse/keyboard usb adapter and mouse configuration

[Peter Hutterer]

On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:00:59PM +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> I would like to activate scroll wheel emulation for my Logitech Trackman
> FX. It works fine on PS/2, but it doesn't work for the same Trackman FX
> connected via a Chesen USB adapter.
>
> Xorg is version 7.4 (Debian Unstable).
>
>
> For using the PS/2 port I could figure out this *.fdi file for hal (with
> big help from Google):
>
> % cat /etc/hal/fdi/policy/trackman_fx.fdi
> <deviceinfo version="0.2">
>         <device>
>                 <match key="info.product" string="PS2++ Logitech TrackMan">
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.Buttons" type="string">9</merge>

this option isn't parsed by evdev

>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheel" type="string">true</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheelTimeout" type="string">300</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.ButtonMapping" type="string">1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9</merge>

this is the default anyway.

>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheelButton" type="string">8</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.XAxisMapping" type="string">6 7</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.YAxisMapping" type="string">4 5</merge>
this is the default anyway.
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">false</merge>
>                 </match>
>         </device>
> </deviceinfo>
>
>
> For the USB adapter this does not work. Looking at Xorg.4.log (attached)
> I see that the mouse is reported as "CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter", so I
> changed the trackman_fx.fdi to
>
> <deviceinfo version="0.2">
>         <device>
>                 <match key="info.product" string="CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter">
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.Buttons" type="string">9</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheel" type="string">true</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheelTimeout" type="string">300</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.ButtonMapping" type="string">1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheelButton" type="string">8</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.XAxisMapping" type="string">6 7</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.YAxisMapping" type="string">4 5</merge>
>                         <merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">false</merge>
>                 </match>
>         </device>
> </deviceinfo>
>
>
> But this doesn't work, either.
>
>
> What did I miss here? Any helpful comment would be highly appreciated.
>
> BTW, the keyboard is not connected via the Chesen USB adapter.
>
> 
> X.Org X Server 1.6.5
> Release Date: 2009-10-11
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64 x86_64 Debian
> Current Operating System: Linux pluto 2.6.31.4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Oct 15 18:39:36 CEST 2009 x86_64
> Build Date: 13 October 2009  09:39:10AM
> xorg-server 2:1.6.5-1 (jcristau at debian.org) 
> 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
> 	to make sure that you have the latest version.
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
> 	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
> 	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.4.log", Time: Fri Oct 16 22:23:35 2009
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
> Parse error on line 17 of section Files in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> 	Ignoring obsolete keyword "RgbPath".
[...]
> (II) config/hal: Adding input device CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter
> (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
> (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> 	compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 2.2.5
> 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
> 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
> (**) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: always reports core events
> (**) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
> (**) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: ButtonMapping '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9'
> (II) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: Found 10 mouse buttons
> (II) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: Found x and y relative axes
> (II) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: Found scroll wheel(s)
> (II) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: Found keys
> (II) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: Configuring as mouse
> (II) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: Configuring as keyboard
> (**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
> (II) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: Forcing middle mouse button emulation off.
> (**) Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
> (**) Option "EmulateWheelButton" "8"
> (**) Option "EmulateWheelTimeout" "300"
> (**) Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
> (**) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
> (**) Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
> (**) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: XAxisMapping: buttons 6 and 7
> (**) CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter: EmulateWheelButton: 8, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 300
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter" (type: KEYBOARD)

looks like the driver sees the options there, not sure what's going on.
please file a bugreport for this issue, it requires more logs and the
mailing list is not be best place for this.

Cheers,
  Peter