Bug#509053: vmmouse: vmmouse unloads

[Michal Suchanek <michal.suchanek@ruk.cuni.cz>]

reopen 509053
severity important 509053
Thanks


Julien Cristau wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 21:33:40 +0000, Michal Suchanek wrote:
>
> > Package: xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
> > Version: 1:12.5.1-4
> > Severity: grave
> > File: vmmouse
> > Justification: renders package unusable
> no
yes.
.
> > Hello
> >
> > I tried installing vmmouse inside qemu, fails to provide a pointer at
> > all.
> >
> > If I understand the log correctly vmmouse detects a vmware mouse, then
> > proceeds to incorrectly load the normal mouse, and then both vmmouse and
> > mouse are unloaded leaving the user with no pointer.
> >
> > Looks like vmmouse is completely broken.
> Looks like a configuration issue to me.
>
> > (II) VMWARE(0): vmmouse is available

Why does it say the above if it needs a device?

> > (**) Option "CorePointer"
> > (**) Configured Mouse: always reports core events
> > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: No Device specified.
> > (EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device
> > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse"
>
> You need to set the Device option in the InputDevice section.  If that
> doesn't fix the problem, feel free to follow up and reopen (with a lower
> severity, though).

Why do I need that a device?

The man page explicitly states there are no vmmouse specific options, 
and the mouse driver works without any options as well.

BTW the mouse(4x) reference is bogus. On Debian it's mousedrv(4).

A driver that is not documented by its man page nor provides 
understandable diagnostics is useless.


Thanks

Michal