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Re: [LUG] wireless mice

 

On Thu, 2013-01-31 at 13:01 +0000, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2013, Simon Robert -Cottage wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > does anyone know what the current state of play is with linux, specificaly 
> > kubuntu 12.10, and wireless mouses these days? I tried one a few years back 
> > and it did less than the ones the cat brings me (though they don't have 
> > onboard wifi) so I was sort of hoping there was a standard and these things 
> > "just work".
> >
> > If there isn't, a standard, and they don't, just work, does anyone know of a 
> > brand that does without me needing to roll my own drivers.
> >
> > I have to upgrade hardware for someone with a deep dislike of wires on their 
> > desk...
> 
> I'm using one right now on my Linux laptop.
> 
> You have 2 choices - those that use bluetooth (good luck) and those that 
> use their own proprietary interface (just works). I'm using the latter, so 
> have a tiny tiny dongle plugged into a USB socket and when I turn the 
> mouse on the PC just see's a standard USB mouse.
> 
> Gordon
> 

Mine is MS Wirless mouse 2 FCCid C3k1008

had it for about 5 years works fine in Fedora 

from #lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:008c Microsoft Corp. Wireless Intellimouse
Explorer 2.0

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