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 did all these tests leaving the configuration as it presently stands > with evdev. > evdev is the X driver, X is not involved at all when doing "cat /dev/foo", only the kernel is (and udev when creating the file). Brice -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
