Multiple mice on USB port, HPUX-11

[Michael Redmond]

We now have our PS/2 wireless Gyropoint mouse on our HP Visualize Center. What it does it really does nicely. There is still a problem with emulating a 3 button mouse with this 2 button device. But now I have a different challenge.

The Gyropoint is great for intermittent use, but not for general use. We also have a wireless PS2/USB Logitech mouse on the system. It works great for general use. Now I want to have them both connected simultaneously.

The Xserver materials for 10.20 indicate that multiple pointing devices can be attached by useing the X0devices file to specifically define the devices. I tried to do that with no luck. The Gyropoint is on a PS2 Y adapter to USB. It will work fine if the only mouse connected (except for 3 button emulation). I can connect the USB Logitech wireless to the other J5600 USB port. If keyboard/gyropoint Y adapter in USB(0) and Logitech in USB(1), Logitech rules recognized by ioscan as (usbhid(1) mouse(0)) and Gyropoint ignored, though it is recognized by ioscan (usbhid(0) kbd(0) mouse(2)). This is while using the following device description in X0devices:

Begin_Device_Description
Name hid.1 # try hid driver
Use Other # use as the X pointer device
Path /dev/hid/hid_002 # use hid mouse device driver port
End_Device_Description

Many variations on this also fail.

If I swap USB connections (Y Adapter on USB(1) and Logitech on usb(0)), the Gyropoint now rules with ioscan (usbhid(1) kbd(0) mouse(0)) and the Logitech does not function, though recognized by ioscan as (usbhid(0) mouse(2)). Same basic stuff with X0devices descriptions.

This all looks like it should work, but it just doesn't. The system knows they are there (by ioscan), and even the /dev/hid/mouse_001 files seem to act like they think there is something at the other end (they hang when cat'd rather than "device busy" or "no suvh device".

Are there special tricks or issues with HPUX 11 that did not exist in HPUX 10.20. There are no documents that I found on HPUX 11 graphics administration like there are for 10.20.

Help would be greatly appreciated. If this would work it would be very cool!

Thanks
Mike Redmond
UW-Madison

[Michael Redmond]

Sorry, USB(0) and USB(1) are opposite of what I thought. When Logitech in USB(0), it rules. When Y Adapter in USB(0) and Gyropoint in Y Adapter, it rules. Keyboard on Y Adapter rules in either USB port.
Thanks
Mike Redmond