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From: Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PS/2 mouse not working
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:38:56
Message-Id: 42E36156.1050108@asmallpond.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] PS/2 mouse not working by smoke3
1 smoke3 wrote:
2
3 >Hi guys,
4 >I just bought a new PS/2 Trust optical mouse (3 buttons), but I can't
5 >get it works under my gentoo:
6 >I'm using gentoo-sources 2.6.12-r6 for amd64 and I think I configured
7 >my kernel as well as possible for PS/2 mice support.
8 >When system boots, it turns the red laser light off and when i try
9 >"cat /dev/input/mice" or "cat /dev/psaux" i get some "X" on 1,2 and 3
10 >button pressed.
11 >
12 >
13
14 Ok, so you get some characters when you read /dev/input/mice and
15 /dev/psaux. What doesn't work?
16
17 -Richard
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