On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 07:35:20 +0100, Vojtech Pavlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >  /*
> > > + * Try to initialize the IBM TrackPoint
> > > + */
> > > +   if (max_proto > PSMOUSE_PS2 && trackpoint_init(psmouse) == 0) {
> > > +           psmouse->vendor = "IBM";
> > > +           psmouse->name = "TrackPoint";
> > > +
> > > +           return PSMOUSE_PS2;
> >
> > Why PSMOUSE_PS2? Reconnect will surely not like it.
> 
> Indeed. IIRC this patch killed wheel mouse detection in ubuntu.

Earlier versions of the patch didn't disable the device while probing
so events could be interpreted as the magic ID of a TrackPoint. It now
resets and disables the PS/2 device before detection but not after a
detect failure.

I'll clean that up so its more sensible.


Stephen
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