In my case, rebooting the laptop still won't "reinitialize" the port.
Any idea how to tell linux to use the trackpoint again? It was able
to use it. Is it the same driver or it's a different driver?
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>> From: Tony Laszlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 09:13:04 +0900
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> > It is normal for the trackpoint to 'disappear' when you plug in an external
> > pointer, it has something to do with the current inability to share the ps2
> > port, it's a Linux thing. It should come back if you reinitialize the port
> > after unplugging the trackball, however.
>
> How does one reinitialize the port without rebooting?
> The external ps/2 mouse on my laptop goes dead after
> my machine goes into resume (after shutting the lid).
> Perhaps there is something other than a reboot that
> will revive it? Machine is a Sharp Mebius A-445 running
> a 2.0.36 recompiled kernel.
>
>
> Tony Laszlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jiyugaoka, Tokyo)
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