Bug#255744: xfree86-common: Mouse not found causes gdm to fail -- this *is* annoying
On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 09:52:53AM -0700, Jeremy Nickurak wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 12:02:50PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > Does the X configuration per default suggest /dev/input/mice now, or still
> > proposes /dev/psaux ?
>
> Aren't both of these more or less deprecated in favor of evdev these days anyways? Speaking of which, I do see similar problems using evdev, namely, that the X server's concept of a mouse doesn't survive an unplug & replug.
The problem is that the xorg evdev driver is still at a more or less
nascent stage. Zephaniah has been working hard at a new, more capable one,
but he hasn't released it yet officially afaik. I'm hesitant to make it our
default just yet, but soon.
- David Nusinow
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