Trackball Woes

[sc1103]

I justhad my trackball refitted with new optics asit was dead before.  I boot up the computer, USB finds an Unknown Device.  Reboot w/ PS/2, nothing... what's wrong?  Can I replace the Unknown Device driver manually or is thistrackball shot? (It was brandnew too  )

[BobA]

It would help to tell us a little more about the trackball.  What type is it and what interface does it use?

BobA

[sc1103]

Sorry I assume too much.  Standard Happ 3" with USB and PS/2 interface (happ's) bought off eBay brand new. Machine is a Windows XP SP2

[sc1103]

Does anybody know how to manually overwrite the Unknwn Device driver to force it to be a USB mouse then? 

[RayB]

No, what that means is that Windows does not know what is hooked up. If you install the correct drivers for it, then every time you plug it in from then on, Windows WILL know what it is.

So find the drivers.

[sc1103]

Ive tried...I go through either system then device manager or ill do add hardware, but it wont let me install a mouse driver...so how can i access the drivers? sorry to be such a pain but manual installation of drivers is not my strong point 

[RayB]

You go online and find the drivers for that Happ device, download, then install.

[CheffoJeffo]

I replaced the optic boards in one of my Happs 3" (tks again to you, RayB ... saved me a nice amount!) with those for the Happs USB/PS/2 kit, plugged into my XP machine and presto, magico ... no additional drivers required (nor mentionned in the documentation).

The OP says that the trackball was dead before ... so I must ask ... what, exactly, qualified it as dead ?

[sc1103]

You go online and find the drivers for that Happ device, download, then install.

Only problem is it should automatically be recognized as a standard mouse, 2 buttons. If you want 3 buttons, you find your own.  I just want the two for now.

I replaced the optic boards in one of my Happs 3" (tks again to you, RayB ... saved me a nice amount!) with those for the Happs USB/PS/2 kit, plugged into my XP machine and presto, magico ... no additional drivers required (nor mentionned in the documentation).

The OP says that the trackball was dead before ... so I must ask ... what, exactly, qualified it as dead ?

It was the same exact problem-USB was an unknown device, nothing for PS/2. I tried it on a Win 95 laptop, Win 98 machine, 5 different XP machines with various service packs, all nothing.  Sent it back, the optics were replaced and it was the same exact problem.  We now think there may be a problem w/ the cable, as the optics worked perfectly in another trackball.