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Re: USB Mouse Problem



On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 02:50:00PM +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> 
> I think I have an idea for a quite easy fix. Add to the MAKEDEV package an 
> initscript that checks the kernel version and makes /dev/mouse point to the 
> correct location.
> In pseudo-code:
> 
> if kernel_version <= 2.2.17
>   ln -sf /dev/usbmouse /dev/mouse
> else
>   ln -sf /dev/input/mice /dev/mouse
> fi

well this just won't do, since not all macs use USB, you have just
broken all OldWorlds (and my newworld with the crappy USB puck sitting
in the closet where it belongs)  ;-)

you would need some way to figure out what kind of mouse is attached
and point the symlink in the right place.  im not sure how trivial
that is...

> I don't know if the policy would have anything against it... Comments ?

i am not sure.  it strikes me as a bit ugly really, and its powerpc
specific which is annoying for a archetecture independent package.  

/me starting to think this input layer thing should have just waited
for woody...

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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