> Im on redhat 7.2 ....... can you elaborate a little???
Yes, sorry about that. First, I am assuming that you are running some
version of the X windowing system.
The trick is to have a mouse daemon running that can multiplex your
pointing devices (make their inputs available in one place). On OpenBSD
there is a device, /dev/wsmux, which is a multiplexer for your input
devices.
>From man wsmux(4) on OpenBSD:
DESCRIPTION
The wsmux is a pseudo-device driver that allows several
wscons(4) input devices to have their events multiplexed into one stream.
It appears as though this /dev/wsmux device takes the inputs from all
/dev/wsmouseXXX devices and multiplexes them into one stream available at
/dev/wsmouse (with no number designating which wsmouse).
Now each of my input devices, in this case my touchpad, eraser mouse, and
usb mouse are all accessible as /dev/wsmouseXXX devices. So, when I
configure X windows I tell it to use /dev/wsmouse as my pointing device
(mouse), and thus I can use any of the three pointing devices at any time
(as all of their input goes to this one single stream, which is the only
stream X windows is reading).
I am suggesting that you seek out something similar on Linux. On FreeBSD
this worked for me out of the box, even in the standard console (without X
running at all). Perhaps doing a "man -k mouse" or "man -k mux" or
something along those lines might help you out.
The bottom line is you need to have the input from *all* of the pointing
devices you want working to go to a single place and have X windows read
from that place. That way when you move the usb mouse, X windows knows
you moved the pointer. Likewise, when you move any other pointing device,
X windows will see that too.
Hope that helps. I will ask my Linux buddy for more specifics when he
gets into the office, and will gladly mail you more info as I get it.
Rick
PS My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 8000, so I believe we have comparable
hardware (not that that should matter).
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