Mouse administration

Testing a mouse

NOTE: Pseudo-ttys must be installed on the system in order to use usemouse(1). See pseudo(1).

Log in as root in multiuser mode on the terminal you wish to test.
Enter the following at the system prompt:

usemouse -t vi -c "view /etc/termcap"
Observe the cursor as you move the mouse. The cursor should move as the mouse moves.
Pressing the mouse buttons should provide the following results:
- Left button moves the cursor to the beginning of the file.
- Middle button deletes the current character.
- Right button moves the cursor to the last line of the file.
NOTE: If you are using a two button mouse, pressing both buttons at once emulates the middle button.
To stop the usemouse utility, press <Esc>, then enter :q! and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Because usemouse starts a new shell when executed, it is important to exit this shell before starting a graphical application.

If usemouse does not produce the cursor behavior described here, or you see the following error messages, your mouse is not installed correctly.

   Open event driver failed:: No such file or directory Open
   event driver failed:: Not enough space...giving up

To fix the problem:

First, verify that your mouse is supported by UnixWare systems.
Make certain the cable is attached securely and, if you are using a bus mouse, that the adapter card is properly installed.
If you are using a bus mouse, verify that the bus mouse card is recognized during the boot process and that there is no conflict with the interrupt vector or base address. Check the hardware configuration information using the dcu(1M) utility.
If you are using a serial mouse, verify that the serial card to which your mouse is attached is recognized during the boot process (by running dcu(1M)). If the mouse is on a multiport board that uses its own drivers, make certain the board works. Try the mouse on a COM port to eliminate the possibility of a third-party driver being the problem.