Re: confused about /dev/input/mice
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:36:25 +0200, Raffaele Sandrini <rasa@gmx.ch> penned:
> Hi
>
> Im not sure if I got that right. Every mouce device accessed through HID can
> be accessed via /dev/input mice. Is that right?
>
> Im experiencing some problems here. I try to setup my laptop wich has an
> internal touchpad, connected via PS/2, and an external Logitech mouse
> connected via USB. I run a debian kernel 2.6.0-test4 here. Getting the USB
> mouse to work was no problem: loading the uhci_hcd.ko and the hid.ko kobject
> file and the mouse worked perfectly and i can use it via /dev/input/mice. My
> problem is the touchpad. HID successfully detect it if i insert psmouse.ko i
> get:
>
> Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1
> Firware: 5.9
> Sensor: 37
> new absolute packet format
> Touchpad has extended capability bits
> -> multifinger detection
> -> palm detection
> input: Synaptics Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio1
>
> I can do on my touchpad what i want the cursor does not move. Whats the
> problem here? Should the touchpad be accessed via another node? Or isn't it
> propper detected? I thought /dev/input/mice should make the mouce transparent
> to userspace programms like X or gpm...
>
> cheers,
> Raffaele
Not sure this is totally helpful, but maybe you could make a knoppix CD,
boot off of that, and see how it handles the mouse thing?
--
monique
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