On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:36:25 +0200, Raffaele Sandrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> penned: > Hi > > Im not sure if I got that right. Every mouce device accessed through HID can > be accessed via /dev/input mice. Is that right? > > Im experiencing some problems here. I try to setup my laptop wich has an > internal touchpad, connected via PS/2, and an external Logitech mouse > connected via USB. I run a debian kernel 2.6.0-test4 here. Getting the USB > mouse to work was no problem: loading the uhci_hcd.ko and the hid.ko kobject > file and the mouse worked perfectly and i can use it via /dev/input/mice. My > problem is the touchpad. HID successfully detect it if i insert psmouse.ko i > get: > > Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1 > Firware: 5.9 > Sensor: 37 > new absolute packet format > Touchpad has extended capability bits > -> multifinger detection > -> palm detection > input: Synaptics Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio1 > > I can do on my touchpad what i want the cursor does not move. Whats the > problem here? Should the touchpad be accessed via another node? Or isn't it > propper detected? I thought /dev/input/mice should make the mouce transparent > to userspace programms like X or gpm... > > cheers, > Raffaele
Not sure this is totally helpful, but maybe you could make a knoppix CD, boot off of that, and see how it handles the mouse thing? -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
