On Tue, 22 May 2001 21:18:23 +0200 Otto Wyss <otto.wyss@bluewin.ch> wrote: > >> > 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 gpm repeating is obsolete because input/mice can be read by x and gpm simultaneously.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? It's done on the 13,63 device node, since the autodetection stuff is in the kernel input core code somewhere. Regards, Alex.
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