OS/2 Warp 4 / eCs 1.1 and Logitech MX900 Mouse
Frank Stolpmann
is it possible to get the Logitech MX900 mouse running under OS/2 Warp 4 / eCs 1.1
(Bluetooth Optical Mouse on Bluetooth Hub that is connected to USB)?
I tried AMouse 2.5, but I get only the mouse keys running and vertial pointer
movements, but no horizontal movements.
I have a Bluetooth keyboard connected to the Hub too, and it#s working fine.
TIA.
Bye.
Frank Stolpmann
Ne...@F-Stolpmann.de
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Klaus Staedtler
> Hi,
> movements, but no horizontal movements.
>
attached as USB. PS/2 works, also previous MX300 works on USB.
Klaus Staedtler
William L. Hartzell
Frank Stolpmann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is it possible to get the Logitech MX900 mouse running under OS/2 Warp 4 / eCs 1.1
> (Bluetooth Optical Mouse on Bluetooth Hub that is connected to USB)?
>
> I tried AMouse 2.5, but I get only the mouse keys running and vertial pointer
> movements, but no horizontal movements.
>
> I have a Bluetooth keyboard connected to the Hub too, and it#s working fine.
>
Alas, noone has added Bluetooth to the internals of the USB keyboard or
mouse drivers as supported devices. If the Bluetooth-USB keyboard
works, it is as only as BIOS supported devices. If your BIOS has a
switch to enable BIOS support for USB mouse, enable that and you might
get lucky. My new main board's BIOS has such a switch, but I don't have
Bluetooth anything. So this is a WAG.
--
Bill
Thanks a Million!
William L. Hartzell
Frank Stolpmann wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>>"William L. Hartzell" wrote:
>>
>>Sir:
>>
>>Frank Stolpmann wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>is it possible to get the Logitech MX900 mouse running under OS/2 Warp 4 / eCs 1.1
>>>(Bluetooth Optical Mouse on Bluetooth Hub that is connected to USB)?
>>>
>>>I tried AMouse 2.5, but I get only the mouse keys running and vertial pointer
>>>movements, but no horizontal movements.
>>>
>>>I have a Bluetooth keyboard connected to the Hub too, and it#s working fine.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Alas, noone has added Bluetooth to the internals of the USB keyboard or
>>mouse drivers as supported devices. If the Bluetooth-USB keyboard
>>works, it is as only as BIOS supported devices. If your BIOS has a
>>switch to enable BIOS support for USB mouse, enable that and you might
>>get lucky. My new main board's BIOS has such a switch, but I don't have
>>Bluetooth anything. So this is a WAG.
>
>
> I think the point of interest is the USB connection hub - computer - operating system,
> as the Bluetooth hub is attached via USB to the computer. The Bluetooth interface
> between mouse + keyboard and hub doesn't need any support of an operating system.
>
> The USB keyboard even works when the BIOS support for USB is disabled (maybe only as
> there's a PS2 bypass as well...).
> But as the mouse shows some reactions on key strokes and even vertical movements I
> guess there seems to be a driver issue.
>
The USB device driver stack makes allowances for different hardware
attachments, to which any Bluetooth device would appear to the device
driver. BIOS on the other hand supports an interface that is supported
by the regular keyboard & mouse drivers, by-passing the USB keyboard &
mouse drivers. With both enabled, one has USB keyboard & mouse support
before the OS/2 drivers are loaded, and afterwards. In other words
there is more than one path for bluetooth keyboard & mouse hw messages
to take through the OS/2 drivers.
Frank Stolpmann
> "William L. Hartzell" wrote:
>
>
> Frank Stolpmann wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Sir:
> >>
> >>Frank Stolpmann wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>is it possible to get the Logitech MX900 mouse running under OS/2 Warp 4 / eCs 1.1
> >>>(Bluetooth Optical Mouse on Bluetooth Hub that is connected to USB)?
> >>>
> >>>I tried AMouse 2.5, but I get only the mouse keys running and vertial pointer
> >>>movements, but no horizontal movements.
> >>>
> >>>I have a Bluetooth keyboard connected to the Hub too, and it#s working fine.
> >>>
> > I think the point of interest is the USB connection hub - computer - operating
system,
> > as the Bluetooth hub is attached via USB to the computer.
> > guess there seems to be a driver issue.
> >
> The USB device driver stack makes allowances for different hardware
> attachments, to which any Bluetooth device would appear to the device
> driver. BIOS on the other hand supports an interface that is supported
> by the regular keyboard & mouse drivers, by-passing the USB keyboard &
> mouse drivers. With both enabled, one has USB keyboard & mouse support
> before the OS/2 drivers are loaded, and afterwards. In other words
> there is more than one path for bluetooth keyboard & mouse hw messages
> to take through the OS/2 drivers.
> Bill
> Thanks a Million!
>
operating system. And as neither Warp/eCs nor the Amouse drivers seem to work properly
I was wondering if there was an appropriate driver that is supporting MX900 without
trouble.
Thanks.
William L. Hartzell
> My BIOS does not support USB mice. So I have to rely on USB mouse support by the
> operating system. And as neither Warp/eCs nor the Amouse drivers seem to work properly
> I was wondering if there was an appropriate driver that is supporting MX900 without
> trouble.
>
> Thanks.
>
Then you are in the unfortunate position of petitioning whoever can
repair the USB mouse driver to adapt it to the bluetooth stack. The
source code for the USB mouse driver is available on the developer
connection device driver kit site. There is also a bluetooth Linux
adaptation for USB available. Someone or yourself needs to put the two
together.
Frank Stolpmann
> Frank Stolpmann wrote:
> > "William L. Hartzell" wrote:
> > Frank Stolpmann wrote:
> > >>"William L. Hartzell" wrote:
> > >>>is it possible to get the Logitech MX900 mouse running under OS/2 Warp 4 / eCs
1.1
> > >>>(Bluetooth Optical Mouse on Bluetooth Hub that is connected to USB)?
> > >>>
> > >>>I tried AMouse 2.5, but I get only the mouse keys running and vertial pointer
> > >>>movements, but no horizontal movements.
> > >>>
> > >>>I have a Bluetooth keyboard connected to the Hub too, and it#s working fine.
> > >>>
> > > I think the point of interest is the USB connection hub - computer - operating
> system,
> > > as the Bluetooth hub is attached via USB to the computer.
I
> > > guess there seems to be a driver issue.
> > >
> > The USB device driver stack makes allowances for different hardware
> > attachments, to which any Bluetooth device would appear to the device
> > driver. BIOS on the other hand supports an interface that is supported
> > by the regular keyboard & mouse drivers, by-passing the USB keyboard &
> > mouse drivers. With both enabled, one has USB keyboard & mouse support
> > before the OS/2 drivers are loaded, and afterwards. In other words
> > there is more than one path for bluetooth keyboard & mouse hw messages
> > to take through the OS/2 drivers.
> > Bill
> > Thanks a Million!
> >
>
> operating system. And as neither Warp/eCs nor the Amouse drivers seem to work
properly
> I was wondering if there was an appropriate driver that is supporting MX900 without
> trouble.
>
(pointer movement, left + right click; no wheel). The mouse works fine with the eCs
driver, but hangs when using AMouse v2.5.
William L. Hartzell
When using Amouse, you have to replace the USBmouse driver with the
version that comes with Amouse.