Re: gpm, USB mouse, Linux 2.4.4
>> > Ever since booting 2.4.4 (this could be a coincidence), my mouse is no
>> > longer working with gpm (it works fine for X; although gpm doesn't
>> > work even with X not running). I have tried restarting gpm, but it
>> > doesn't help (the pointer never appears). Any ideas why? My gpm.conf
>>
>> The input layer has changed for the better in 2.4, make sure you have
full USB hid
>> support, and that data comes out of /dev/input/mice when you move the mouse
>> gpm repeating is obsolete because input/mice can be read by x and gpm simultaneously.
>>
>> The protocol on /dev/input/mice is an emulated IMPS/2, so use that
for X and gpm..
>
>Actually it's autodetected by the kernel, and can also be ExplorerPS/2, NetMousePS/2,
>and some others.
>
Is this done based on the name /dev/input/mice or on its
major,minor=13,63? What happens if I symlink my USB mouse
(/dev/usbmouse) to /dev/input/mice?
O. Wyss
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