On Sunday 28 September 2003 19:59, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > 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? >
Unfortuantly Knoppix (and virtually every 2.4 kernel, except of debian bf2.4 kernel) refuse to start on my Dell Inspiron 5150. The kernel detects no CPU :( -- Raffaele Sandrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Annoyed about M$ Windows? Don't worry. Try Linux! (www.linux.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
