Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | Andrey Borzenkov <> | Subject | Re: Hot swapping USB mouse in X window system | Date | Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:48:15 +0400 |
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> 1) If a mouse is not detected at the start of X windows, that mouse will > not be checked for during the operation of X windows. > 2) If a mouse is detected at the start of X windows, then the device > corresponding to that mouse cannot be released until X windows is stopped
Use /dev/input/mice, it multiplexes all mice found and exists even if no device is currentrly available.
Under 2.6 I can "hot-plug" serial and PS2 mouse this way and use both at the same time.
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