Cocolino driver, anyone?

[AndyLandy]

I've not used NewMouse, so can't comment on it, but I can say that my optical scrollwheel mouse works as expected with cocolino driver and FreeWheel installed.

[LoadWB]

Ditto for me.  I am using a Logitech PS/2 scoll-mouse which has a middle button by way of pushing the scroll wheel.  Using the installation instructions include with the Cocolino has it working happy as a clam, and I have it set so a double middle-click changes screens.

I do not suppose that perhaps Elbox's insistence on the serial number is due to different revisions with different functionality?  Otherwise, the software seems just "generic."

[Thomas]

right, I guess the statements on various websites concerning newmouse and the cocolino.driver are somewhat confusing. at least they confused me aswell:
 
The input events generated by Cocolino.driver are compliant with the format used by the NewMouse program (by Alessandro Zummo). This ensures full compatibility with all the existing wheel-support software.

The Author of NewMouse (Alessandro Zummo) has defined a method how to feed mouse wheel movements into the input event stream of AmigaOS. This method has become a standard because all other drivers like cocolino.driver now use the same method.

So programs like AWeb, DirectoryOpus Magellan and FreeWheel, which support NewMouse, will also work with cocolino.driver.

This is what the statement means.

[matthey]

I believe the middle mouse button of the Cocolino is not connected to the same line as a normal Amiga 3 button mouse. The driver is required to get the middle mouse button working. I guess some other PS2 mouse interfaces map the 3rd button so it works without a driver? This would be preferrable.

[rvo_nl]

allow me to summarize:
 
cocolino.driver - used to translate my ps2 mouse signals to signals the Amiga can 'pick up' using certain software
newmouse - useless with cocolino, since it only supports serial.device
freewheel - used to assign actions to middle mousebutton clicks and scrollwheel, compatible with cocolino.device
 
* using freewheel AND newmouse makes no sense *
 
correct? then I'm afraid my mouse is not entirely compatible with the cocolino driver, or freewheel. I'm now running freewheel, its no longer acting up: the middle mousebutton works fine, to cycle screens for example, but the scrollwheel still doesnt work.

[Thomas]

* using freewheel AND newmouse makes no sense *

correct?

No. NewMouse is for serial mice what cocolino.driver is for the Cocolino. FreeWheel is needed in both cases.

If you have a Cocolino, you need cocolino.driver. If you have a serial mouse connected to the serial port, you need NewMouse. If you have both mice, you need both drivers. FreeWheel is needed in any case.

then I'm afraid my mouse is not entirely compatible with the cocolino driver,

This might or might not be the case. Do you connect the mouse directly to the Cocolino or through a KVM switch ? If you use a KVM switch you should make sure that the Amiga is the first computer which is powered up and the KVM should be switched to the Amiga when the Amiga is powered up.

or freewheel.

A mouse cannot be incompatible with FreeWheel. FreeWheel does nothing with the mouse. It just translates input events. If there are no events, it does nothing. The driver is responsible to create the events, not FreeWheel.

[rvo_nl]

Thanks Thomas. Will try with another mouse tonight. No KVM switch, but the mouse is of the wireless/optical kind.