A.6.1 To Configure Alternative Pointer Devices on Solaris Systems

To configure an alternative pointer device on a Solaris system, perform the following steps:

This procedure does not work on all Solaris platforms.

1. Before you connect the alternative pointer device to your system, enter the following command to list the existing devices:

   ls -l /dev/usb/hid*

2. Connect the alternative pointer device to your system.

3. Enter the following command again to list the new device:

   ls -l /dev/usb/hid*

4. Open the file /usr/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig.

5. Add the following lines to the OWconfig file:

   # Sun Mouse module
   	class="XINPUT" name="IMOUSE2"
   	dev="/dev/usb/hid2" strmod="usbms"
   	ddxHandler="ddxSUNWmouse.so.1"
   	ddxInitFunc="ddxSUNWmouseProc";

   where:

   • the name option starts with the string IMOUSE but is extended to form a unique string, such as IMOUSE2 or IMOUSE3, depending on the number of existing devices.

   • the dev option specifies the device name that you identified in Step 3.

6. Remove the following lines from the OWconfig file:

   # Null Mouse module
   	class="XINPUT" name="NMOUSE"
   	ddxHandler="ddxSUNWmouse.so.1"
   	ddxInitFunc="ddxnullmouseProc";

7. Save the /usr/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig file.

8. Restart the X Server.