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SubjectRe: Hot swapping USB mouse in X window system
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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.

-andrey
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