Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:37:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:37:47 -0400 Received: from ziggy.one-eyed-alien.net ([64.169.228.100]:65034 "EHLO ziggy.one-eyed-alien.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:37:46 -0400 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 10:37:43 -0700 From: Matthew Dharm To: Nicolas Turro Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PS2 -> USB magic Message-ID: <20020625103743.B21980@one-eyed-alien.net> Mail-Followup-To: Nicolas Turro , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200206251727.g5PHRKY16997@atlas.inria.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-md5; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="wzJLGUyc3ArbnUjN" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200206251727.g5PHRKY16997@atlas.inria.fr>; from Nicolas.Turro@sophia.inria.fr on Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 07:27:20PM +0200 Organization: One Eyed Alien Networks X-Copyright: (C) 2002 Matthew Dharm, all rights reserved. X-Message-Flag: Get a real e-mail client. http://www.mutt.org/ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2462 Lines: 82 --wzJLGUyc3ArbnUjN Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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: >=20 > Hello, >=20 > 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= =20 > (kernel 2.2.18, with custom configure options) >=20 > root@polaire# ls -l /dev/mouse /dev/psmouse > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Jun 25 15:27 /dev/mouse ->=20 > /dev/psmouse > crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 10, 1 Jun 25 15:27 /dev/psmouse >=20 > and : > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse1" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" > EndSection >=20 > In my XF86Config ... > It was kinda magic....=20 >=20 > Anyway, i compiled a 2.4.17 kernel (with more or less the same configure= =20 > options, but it was a pain for usb), and now the same 'magic' doesn't wor= k.... > I must use usbcore, hid, mousedev, uhci modules in order to use my usb=20 > mouse... >=20 > 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 ? >=20 > Nicolas > - > 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/ --=20 Matthew Dharm Home: mdharm-usb@one-eyed-alien.= net=20 Maintainer, Linux USB Mass Storage Driver Why am I talking to a toilet brush? -- CEO User Friendly, 4/30/1998 --wzJLGUyc3ArbnUjN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9GKpnIjReC7bSPZARAuL9AJkBXRLTVvZ317Pq4RSaLVYdNBGGYwCfZXRB kJ0BN/qJOz8tFvqbFnA5RmY= =/sPo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --wzJLGUyc3ArbnUjN-- - 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/