Hi fellow geeks, I have a Genius GM-6000 three button serial mouse I bought NOS on EBay.
The mouse works great on my Pentium 3 tower, that has a onboard serial port, and its sensitivity and smoothness is impressive. The clicking is silent and very responsive too.
However, I have a problem... Basically, I bought a el-cheapo transparent blue USB to serial adapter with a HL-340 chip set.
I struggled a bit to install the drivers for Windows 7 x64 but in the end I got it working and set it up to COM4,, and it let me set the RS232 parameters for the Microsoft mouse.
I have tested the adapter with a two buttons Logitech 82-9F mouse from 1987 and works like a charm; in fact it's the mouse I'm currently using on my laptop, an Asus K50ID from 2009!
The issues come when I plug the Genius instead. The mouse has a mechanical switch that lets you choose between Microsoft and Mouse Systems mode. When I plug it into the adapter, the mouse is detected as Microsoft Serial mouse, however the cursor doesn't move, but the buttons work! I can select stuff and open context menus, but no matter what I do, the cursor won't move.
I have tried different drivers, updating the laptop's chip set drivers, flashed the BIOS, no dice.
Is there a solution for this issue? Should I replace the adapter? I work in a computer repair store, and they sell a USB to serial adapter with a Prolific chip set. Shall I give it a go?
Thank you in advance friends, I love the GM-6000 and I would like to use it as my daily driver.