Re: gpm effectively turns my mouse into a Microsoft mouse
On Tue, Apr 04, 2000 at 12:12:07PM -0700, Scott Bronson wrote:
> > ...if I don't install gpm (and point /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux), I need to
> > tell X that my mouse uses the PS/2 protocol. Over the years I've come
> > to learn that my mouse -- which is a Microsoft mouse that says "Mouse
> > Port Compatible Mouse 2.1A" on the bottom -- talks the "PS/2"
> > protocol, and so I've formed a habit of telling X that. But now comes
> > gpm, which apparently changes it to the Microsoft protocol.
>
> Or whatever format you've told gpm to repeat. See the -R option
> in the gpm man page.
>
> And, actually, this should be no longer necessary. Now that most
> devices support multiple opens, both gpm and X should use /dev/psaux
Is that so, since when ?
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
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