In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jörg-Volker Peetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bob Cox wrote: >> I have one small problem with a Debian install on with a very old laptop >> (P266, 64MB, 800x600) which is badged as a 'Lifetec' but is really a >> Twinhead Slimnote 9TE. It has a touchpad, or 'pointing device', as the >> manufacturer calls it, which the spec says is a "TwinTouch II". It >> originally ran Windows 98 perfectly acceptably. >> ><snip> >> So far, all I have found which looks useful are the following two lines >> in dmesg: >> >> PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303,PNP0f13] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12 >> mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice >> >> lsmod showed no obvious mouse module present, so I have done modprobe >> psmouse and then tried again with gpm, but without success. >> >> I would be grateful for any suggestions regarding what to try next >> please. >> >> Many TIA >> > > What is the content of the file /proc/bus/input/devices? Try > > cat /proc/bus/input/devices > > and look for mouse or touchpad. Hi Jörg-Volker and thanks for the suggestion. The only devices listed are the keyboard and the PC speaker. (As a matter of interest, I then tried plugging in a USB mouse. This was in console mode with gpm running. gpm immediately started working and re-checking /proc/bus/input/devices showed the USB mouse added to the list of devices). -- Bob Cox. Stoke Gifford, near Bristol, UK. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
