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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 -- ________________________________________________________________________ Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) Skype minions_shop www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk FaceBook Minions_shop Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq