Re: x.org and unplugged hotplug devices

On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 04:49 -0800, Tyler MacDonald wrote: >Is there some way to tell X, "hey, don't worry if you don't have a mouse > right now, just keep an eye on /dev/input/mice and if it decides to show up > you can use it"? Hi, From the xorg.conf man page: Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "

x.org and unplugged hotplug devices

Hi, I'm having one usability issue with a debian workstation FAI image I'm trying to set up. The "/dev/input/mice" device only exists when a mouse is actually plugged in. When X is running, you can unplug/plug the mouse back in and things will still work. But when the mouse is unplugged a