On Fri, 29 Aug 1997, PATRICK DAHIROC wrote: > /dev/ttyS0 at 0x03f8 (irq=4) is a 16550A > /dev/ttyS1 at ?x???? (irq=3) is a 16550A > ... > I believe 16550A is a type of modem right? But a couple of lines after > this messages comes:
No. Its a UART which is a controller chip for your serial ports. > Starting mouse interface server: gpm -m /dev/ttySO -t bare > ... > I have a PS/2 mouse how come it needs a serial driver? Are PS/2 > devices and serial devices the same (My mouse works fine). And if > /dev/ttyS0 is a modem why is the mouse using this device? Can someone > make any sense of these? I believe your correct. PS/2 is a bus mouse and shouldn't require a serial driver. This is probably being started in one of the programs in /etc/init.d which you can edit out it you like. -- Jean Pierre -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
