Re: upgrade sun mouse to ps2 mouse
OK. So "od -x /dev/sunmouse" works as expected.
"od -x /dev/psaux (or /dev/misc/psaux)" returns "no such device".
Does this mean I need to re-compile the kernel?
Amanda
Quoting Emmanuel Kasper <kdev@altern.org>:
> In console mode ( have to bee root )
> od -x /dev/psaux
> will give you the raw output in hex from your PS/2 mouse to the console
> od -x /dev/sunmouse is for the Sun Mouse
> After this command, move your mouse and if see you numbers and letters
> cluttering up the screen, your mouse is at least recongnized by the kernel
> Emmanuel
>
>
> On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 14:38:37 +1000
> Amanda <alwynne@tpg.com.au> wrote:
>
> > I've got an Opentec AXi, ultra 10 clone with Debian Sparc 3.0 r1 installed
> &
> > running happily with the Sun type 5 keyboard & sun mouse. But the mouse
> is
> > pretty crappy. So I bought a ps2 mouse. The machine has extra sockets to
> plug in
> > ps2 mouse & keyboard.
> >
> > Running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 I can change the mouse from
> sunmouse to
> > ps2 mouse, but I'm unclear on what /dev to hang it off, and if I have to
> > modprobe some module, or some other magic to make it work.
> >
> > It would be much appreciated if someone could point me in the right
> direction.
> >
> > Amanda
> >
> >
> >
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