Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S271279AbTG2GdG (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Jul 2003 02:33:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S271284AbTG2GdG (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Jul 2003 02:33:06 -0400 Received: from [213.69.232.58] ([213.69.232.58]:54024 "HELO schottelius.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S271279AbTG2GdC convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Jul 2003 02:33:02 -0400 Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:22:17 +0200 From: Nico Schottelius To: Peter Osterlund Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , GPM Mailing List Subject: Re: psmouse: synaptics (2.6.0-test1|2) Message-ID: <20030728222217.GD10741@schottelius.org> Mail-Followup-To: Nico Schottelius , Peter Osterlund , Linux Kernel Mailing List , GPM Mailing List References: <20030728081832.GA453@schottelius.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Operating-System: Linux pinguin-02 2.4.18 X-Free86: doesn't compile currently X-Replacement: please tell me some (working) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2302 Lines: 69 Peter Osterlund [Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 09:13:49PM +0200]: > Nico Schottelius writes: > > My questions: > > 3) how can I read /dev/misc/psaux in Linux 2.6 ? > > AFAIK, you can't. that could be a problem.. > > 1) why are you implementing drivers in the kernel? > > Because the raw psaux device is no longer exposed to user space. means we _are_ obsoleted from now on... if that's true I'll try to help you to use code from gpm where possible. and I hope we can work together so we can use gpm once again. (and possibly develop a buffer, which is available within gpm and X...I am rethinking this currently) > > 2) what source of information do you use to program them? > > The synaptics touchpad interfacing guide. I think this link is still valid: > > http://www.synaptics.com/decaf/utilities/ACF126.pdf think so, too. but in fact as my dmesg shows, the touchpad doesn't like you..and I would like to use it :) So, is /dev/input/mice now the general device to use? If yes, is it imps2 or what should we talk to it? > > 3.1) howto get gpm running? > > You have to hack gpm to add support for the 2.6 kernel driver. ...another brick in the .. another hack in gpm. > Until > someone fixes gpm you have to use the "psmouse_noext=1" module option. good hint, at least somehow I can work with X & gpm.. > > > 3.2) is the patch mentioned for X implemented in X cvs? > > No, not currently. Aside from technical considerations, there is also > a license problem, because the synaptics driver is GPL:ed, which is > not compatible (I think) with the license used by XFree86. Btw, aren't there any 'real' alternatives to xfree86? > This means > that all copyright holders for the synaptics driver need to agree to > change the license, or their contributions have to be removed and > reimplemented. ...or xfree86 people have to change to gpl... good evenin' Nico -- echo God bless America | sed 's/.*\(A.*$\)/Why \1?/' pgp: new id: 0x8D0E27A4 | ftp.schottelius.org/pub/familiy/nico/pgp-key.new - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/