[ale] new wireless mouse doesn't work

[Jim Kinney]

The synch button process lets 2 mice be in range and not clash.
You can have fun with an office mate by swapping their dongle with yours and
then carefully mimicking their mouse motions until you spiral off to the
side and randomly click stuff. Bwahaha!

On Sep 7, 2010 8:41 AM, "Geoffrey Myers" <lists at serioustechnology.com>
wrote:
> On 09/07/2010 08:17 AM, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>> I picked up a new wireless mouse the other day. I've never had a
>> problem with any make or model working, but this thing just doesn't
>> work. It's weird. Anyone else seen anything like this? I know the
>> kernel see's it:
>>
>> Sep 7 08:16:51 sonylaptop kernel: usb 2-2: new low speed USB device
>> using uhci_hcd and address 4
>> Sep 7 08:16:51 sonylaptop kernel: usb 2-2: New USB device found,
>> idVendor=062a, idProduct=0000
>> Sep 7 08:16:51 sonylaptop kernel: usb 2-2: New USB device strings:
>> Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
>> Sep 7 08:16:51 sonylaptop kernel: usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from
>> 1 choice
>> Sep 7 08:16:51 sonylaptop kernel: input: HID 062a:0000 as
>> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/input/input13
>> Sep 7 08:16:51 sonylaptop kernel: generic-usb 0003:062A:0000.0007:
>> input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [HID 062a:0000] on
>> usb-0000:00:1d.1-2/input0
>>
>>
>> Anyone ever seen anything like this??
>
> Sorry for the noise. Figured out that the transmitter has a small
> button on it. Depress this button, then the button on the bottom of the
> mouse and all is well.
>
> Not sure why it requires all that, but hey, it's working now.
>
>>
>> --
>> later, Geof
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