Ahhh, so in theory upgrading to 2.5 when doable would get this working
properly.  Any ideas on how to go about hacking together stuff now so that
the ps/2 mouse goes into the input layer?

-Jeff

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On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Peter Robinson wrote:

>
> The USB input layer is part of a larger input layer rewrite scheduled for
> 2.5 you can find details here. http://www.suse.cz/development/input/
> Basically I think the keyboard and mice and everything will have default
> interfaces whether they are bus, ps2, serial, usb or something else.
>
> Peter
>
> >
> > Okay, so the input layer is all cool and stuff.  Good 'nough.
> >  Now, when I
> > was using the usb backport on 2.2.18, plugging in a usb mouse worked
> > instantly as it got converted and dumped into the psaux device, as I
> > understand it, anyway.  I don't remember if the input layer was around
> > then, but now I'm seeing that the usb mouse device gets created in the
> > input layer and can be accessed via mouse0, etc. or through
> > mice.  As I've
> > read, all of the mouse* devices get dumped into mice.  This
> > is the same
> > behavior I saw on 2.2.18.  However, the ps/2 mouse still goes through
> > psaux, and only psaux.  So, setting up XFree, for example, to use
> > /dev/psaux works and setting it to use /dev/input/mice (and
> > mouse0) works,
> > but it's only one or the other.  Anyway the question although it isn't
> > absolutely your field of maintainence is, are these thoughts
> > correct and
> > is someone already working on getting the ps/2 port to go through the
> > input layer?  I think it should go that way, and not the input layer
> > getting merged with psaux.  Thoughts?  Flames?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >     Jeff
> >
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