On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 07:31:14AM +0200, Brice Goglin wrote: > Adrian Mariano wrote: > > I have never observed /dev/input/mice to work when the mouse was > > plugged into the PS/2 port. At the moment I am using evdev and have > > the mouse plugged into the USB and the mouse works. If I switch it to > > the PS/2 it doesn't work. > > > > After switching the mouse to the PS/2 I tried "cat /dev/input/mice" > > and saw nothing. I also tried "cat /dev/psaux" and also saw nothing. > > (Is some action required for the PS/2 port to realize it's got a mouse > > connected?) > > > > Just as a confirmation I put the mouse back in the USB and did "cat > > /dev/input/mice" and when I moved the mouse I got characters. > > > > Then the bug is not in X. If psmouse is loaded and events don't appear > in /dev/psaux or /dev/input/mice, something is missing in the kernel or > so. Did the ps/2 mouse ever work before installing this Debian? In > another Linux? In Windows? Any BIOS option to enable it?
I rebooted with the mouse in the ps/2 port and tried the experiment again. When I do 'cat /dev/psaux' or 'cat /dev/input/mice' and move the mouse I see characters on the terminal in both cases. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
