Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262858AbVDHPvd (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Apr 2005 11:51:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262862AbVDHPvc (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Apr 2005 11:51:32 -0400 Received: from smtp08.web.de ([217.72.192.226]:24974 "EHLO smtp08.web.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262858AbVDHPvV (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Apr 2005 11:51:21 -0400 Subject: Re: [BUG] 2.6.12-rc1/rc2 mouse0 became mouse1 From: Ali Akcaagac To: dtor_core@ameritech.net Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: <1112961492.1618.3.camel@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 17:51:45 +0200 Message-Id: <1112975505.1813.0.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 949 Lines: 21 On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 09:13 -0500, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > Input devices names are not guaranteed to be stable, they get them in > order of their registration and therefore can change based on config, > order in which modules are loaded and changes in other modules. In > this case shift was caused by scroll support recently added to atkbd. > > Ideally hotplug system should notify interested parties about current > layout, but for programs that do not support dynamic setup changes > please use mice multiplexor device (/dev/input/mice) that gives access > to data from _all_ mouse-like devices in the system. > > Hope that helps. I see, thank you... Good to know this wasn't a bug or something. - 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/