Re: Inquiry About Contributing a COM Mouse Driver to the Community

[Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no>]

bjorn@miraculix:~$  apt show inputattach
Package: inputattach
Version: 1:1.8.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: joystick
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt <skitt@debian.org>
Installed-Size: 73.7 kB
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libsystemd0
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxconsole/
Tag: hardware::input, hardware::input:joystick, hardware::input:keyboard,
 hardware::input:mouse, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
 interface::daemon, role::program
Download-Size: 29.1 kB
APT-Sources: http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages
Description: utility to connect serial-attached peripherals to the input subsystem
 inputattach connects legacy serial-attached input peripherals to the input
 subsystem: keyboards, mice, joysticks, touch-screens...
 .
 Amongst other things this allows legacy mice to be accessed via the
 /dev/input/mice multiplexer.
 .
 Supported devices include:
  * Serial-attached keyboards including the Apple Newton keyboard, DEC LK201
    / LK401 keyboards, the Stowaway keyboard, Sun type 4 and 5 keyboards,
    standard PS/2 keyboards with a serial adapter
  * Serial mice using Genius, Logitech, Microsoft or Mouse Systems protocols
  * Serial-attached touchscreens including those manufactured by 3M, ELO,
    Fujitsu, Penmount, Touchright, Touchwindow
  * Serial-attached joysticks including I-Force, SpaceBall, SpaceOrb, Gravis
    Stinger, WingMan Warrior
  * The Handykey Twiddler used as a joystick or a chording keyboard