----- Begin Included Message ----- >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Aug 13 16:44:48 1996 Someone (sorry, lost name) wrote: > -- one never knows if/when PS/2 mouse is going to be available in a > downloaded kernel, whereas serial support is virtually always there.
Todd Fries ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) responded: > Oh give me a break. If you are not experienced enough to compile your own > kernel for your own custom hardware you should never be giving advice to > other linux users until you are. SHEESH. It is not that hard. Do a > 'make config' once, cp .config to some safe place, then if you must remove > your kernel source tree or upgrade or compile someone else's kernel, you can, > and the copy the file back and say 'make oldconfig'. IT IS NOT THAT HARD > PEOPLE!!!!! I personally have 14 different 'configurations' for different > people in my 'safe place' away from the kernel tree. So I can compile for > 14 different people if they ask me to. Todd, I'm sure that you're the neatest computer guy on your block, but I think that you missed the original poster's point. Users shouldn't have to recompile their kernels to get their PS/2 mice to work. Such a requirement is enough to keep many potential Debian users from successfully making the leap from MSStuff to Debian. In my case, I used to select a module named psaux, and my PS/2 mouse worked fine. Recently I upgraded to Debian 1.1, circa July 1st. As far as I can tell, the psaux module is no longer an option. Coincidentally, my mouse no longer works (when I "startx", the system says "Fatal server error: Cannot open mouse (No such device)"). My situation is caused by one or more of the following: 1. I am doing something wrong. 2. There was a more serious problem with my OS upgrade. 3. Debian has a bug in its PS/2 mouse support. 4. Default support for PS/2 mice was intentionally removed. Unfortunately, I haven't had time to look into this seriously so I'm still Debian-less. I've seen possibility #4 alluded to (usually preceded by the words "I think") several times on this mailing list. But I'm suffering from a massive case of disbelief that this default capability would intentionally be removed. What I would very much like to see is a definitive statement regarding Debian's default support, or default lack of support, for PS/2 mice. (Hi Bruce, please respond). If default PS/2 mouse support has been intentionally removed, I'd also appreciate a quick explanation and request that this decision be reconsidered. Thanks for your support, Mark Rahner
