Re: PS/2 mouse vs USB mouse
On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 21:45 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:05:30 -0400 (EDT), Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > ...
> > Does Debian drop valid hardware, that isn't brand new?
>
> I use a PS/2 mouse with Debian, but it does not have a wheel;
> so I can't address your specific situation. But as to your
> more general question about hardware support, I doubt that
> Debian in particular or Linux in general intentionally dropped
> support for PS/2 mice with wheels. It's more likely a bug.
> The problem is usually that the people who write or maintain
> the code don't have the necessary hardware to test it themselves.
Pity!
Ralf
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