Re: Mouse setup under X
On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 02:57:55PM +0000, Rolf Heckemann wrote:
| On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 08:49:07AM -0600, Zane Dodson wrote:
| > On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 11:48:10AM +0000, Rolf Heckemann wrote:
| > | On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 10:15:54AM +0000, Paulo Lopes wrote:
| > | > Can someone tel me how to setup two mouses on the same device, using two
| > | > diferrent protocols?
| > |
| > | It's probably impossible. Better get a USB or serial wheelmouse.
| > | However, you may want to have a look at gpm: it offers a repeater mode
| > | (man gpm, option -R, configure /dev/gpmdata as the mouse device in X).
| >
| > Check your notebook's BIOS. Mine (an older Toshiba) has a pointing
| > device section which I can set to simultaneous and use both the
| > integrated pointing device and an externally connected PS/2 mouse.
|
| The important point here is /using two different protocols/. Sure, I
| can use an internal and external PS/2 pointing device simultaneously
| -- but only if I run them with the same protocol.
You are right. I didn't read the original post carefully. I agree with
Rolf that simultaneous use of two *different* mouse protocols over the same
PS/2 interface is probably impossible.
Best regards,
--
Zane Dodson
zdodson@zdodson.com
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