Re: FYI PS/2 Mouse problems -- userland issue

[Kurt Garloff]

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On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 11:07:54AM -0700, Stephen Satchell wrote:
> This MAY be a kernel issue depending on where I locate the mouse=20
> initialization code.  If it is in the kernel, then there will need to be =
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> patch to allow the mouse to be re-initialized into the mode everyone=20
> expects.

The kernel (2.2.15--2.2.17, 2.4.x--2.4.8) had code to reinitialize a plain
PS2 mouse upon a reconnect event.=20
It caused too many problems on mouses that are not plain PS/2, but eg.
synps2 (Synaptics touchpad). Those are not happy being reinitialized ...

The code has been disabled in 2.2.18/2.4.9 therefore. Use psaux-reconnect
boot param to get the code back.

But normally your mouse driver (gpm or X11) has to do the reinitialization
anyways, because it knows about the specific reinitialization sequence a
mouse needs.=20
The kernel can't handle it, unless you put the whole collection of drivers
there.=20

Regards,
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Kurt Garloff  <[e-mail]>                          Eindhoven, NL
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SuSE GmbH, Nuernberg, DE                                SCSI, Security

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