The 3 Button Serial Mouse mini-HOWTO: Mouse Tail

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## 15. Mouse Tail

Much of the information for this document has been trawled from the various linux newsgroups. I am sorry I did not keep a record of everyone who has indirectly contributed by this route, thank you all very much.

So, to sum up:

- Even cheap 3 button Microsoft mice can be made to work.
- Configure your copy of X to expect a Mouse Systems mouse.
- Hold down the left button at power-on to switch the mouse to MouseSystems mode.
- You might need to hold the left button down when starting X.
- Mice are more intelligent than you think.

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