Messages in this thread | | | From | "P. Christeas" <> | Subject | Re: Synaptics support kills my mouse | Date | Mon, 30 Jun 2003 17:37:27 +0300 |
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Thomas Molina wrote: > On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, P. Christeas wrote: > > It is true, 2.5.73 unconditionally detects and tries to use the Syn. > > Touchpad in 'absolute mode'. I wouldn't blame the authors of the module, > > however. They are already doing a great job :). > > > > I 've read the code to see what's wrong and found that the problem is > > that the Touchpad itself doesn't report any data to the PS/2 port. The > > code still looks conforming to the specs. > > However, you shouldn't give up 2.5.73 because of that. You can still use > > the PS/2 compatibility mode > > o Compile the ps mouse as a module "psmouse" > > o Arrange so that the module is loaded with the option "psmouse_noext=1" > > o Have gpm and X (you can even use both of them) read /dev/input/mice as > > an exps2 or imps2 mouse (Intellimouse Explorer PS/2) . > > Further update. I can get the same effect/workaround by making the mouse > support built in (my preference) and specifying the above option on the > kernel options line.
You can, but I wouldn't recommend that. Having a module allows you to change the behaviour runtime (even inside X).
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