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Re: Using PS/2 and ImPS/2 in X



On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 19:05:25 -0700 Jeff <jcoppock1@attbi.com> wrote:

> No to my problem: I want to be able to plug in a 3-button mouse with
> the scroll wheel, however X is configured for a 2-button mouse with
> 3-button emulation.  So, I change the X config to use the 3-button
> mouse and scroll wheel, but when I disconnect that mouse and the
> touchpad/stylus come alive it doesn't work since I have the ImPS/2
> driver running on that device (/dev/mouse (psaux)).
> 
> My current work-around is to swap out the X config file based on the
> mouse I want to use.  But this is kind of a pain.  Is there a way to
> plug either a 2-button, 3-button w/ scrollwheel, or none (use the
> built-in touchpad/stylus) and just have it work?

Does the external mouse you're attempting to use have an option of using a
USB connection?  If so, you could configure X to support both.

-- 
Jamin W. Collins


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