Hello,
on my laptop (compaq armada m300), i used to plug an usb mouse,
and it was 'seen' as a ps2 mouse by Xfree, without any usb module loading
(kernel 2.2.18, with custom configure options)
root@polaire# ls -l /dev/mouse /dev/psmouse
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Jun 25 15:27 /dev/mouse ->
/dev/psmouse
crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 10, 1 Jun 25 15:27 /dev/psmouse
and :
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
EndSection
In my XF86Config ...
It was kinda magic....
Anyway, i compiled a 2.4.17 kernel (with more or less the same configure
options, but it was a pain for usb), and now the same 'magic' doesn't work....
I must use usbcore, hid, mousedev, uhci modules in order to use my usb
mouse...
Can someone explain me how it worked in 2.2.18 without those modules,
and is it possible to make the same magic work in 2.4.17 ?
Nicolas
BIOS emulation for your USB mouse as a PS/2 device. It's pretty common on
many mainboards.
Matt
On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 07:27:20PM +0200, Nicolas Turro wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> on my laptop (compaq armada m300), i used to plug an usb mouse,
> and it was 'seen' as a ps2 mouse by Xfree, without any usb module loading
> (kernel 2.2.18, with custom configure options)
>
> root@polaire# ls -l /dev/mouse /dev/psmouse
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Jun 25 15:27 /dev/mouse ->
> /dev/psmouse
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 10, 1 Jun 25 15:27 /dev/psmouse
>
> and :
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Mouse1"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons"
> EndSection
>
> In my XF86Config ...
> It was kinda magic....
>
> Anyway, i compiled a 2.4.17 kernel (with more or less the same configure
> options, but it was a pain for usb), and now the same 'magic' doesn't work....
> I must use usbcore, hid, mousedev, uhci modules in order to use my usb
> mouse...
>
> Can someone explain me how it worked in 2.2.18 without those modules,
> and is it possible to make the same magic work in 2.4.17 ?
>
> Nicolas
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