Re: USB mouse blocks touchpad

[Mike Oliver <mike_lists@verizon.net>]

Lee Braiden wrote:
> On Sunday 13 March 2005 19:12, Mike Oliver wrote:
>
> > Lee Braiden wrote:
> >
> > > I'm guessing you're using something other than /dev/input/mice as your
> > > mouse device.
> >
> > Don't really know.  How would I find out?
>
>
> Do a search for CorePointer in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.  A line very close by 
> (in the same InputDevice section) should be:
>
>     Device        "/dev/input/mice"

Thanks, but I don't think this is the issue--as I mentioned, booting
with the USB mouse plugged in blocks activation of the touchpad
during the boot sequence, before X is even started.  And, if I
avoid that issue (by waiting to plug in the USB mouse until the
blue light comes on), then X deals with the two mice just fine.

So I don't see how XFConfig-4 could be relevant.  Just in case,
though, here's what looks like the appropriate section of XFConfig-4:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "PS/2"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection