Re: mouse problems in 2.4.2 -> lost byte

[Gunther Mayer]

James Simmons wrote:
> 
> >Where can I get your driver?
> 
> I attach it to the other posting to this thread. I also have it in CVS at
> http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net with a bunch of other input drivers.
> 
> >> Section "Pointer"
> >>             Protocol    "ImPS/2"
> >>             Device      "/dev/input/mice"
> >
> >What is better in using /dev/input/mice than /dev/psaux
> >on this problem exactly?
> 
> The reason to use /dev/input/mice is the PS/2 mouse driver itself has not
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

So you recommend to connect the mouse to USB (instead of psaux) because
psaux+Xfree86 are losing bytes under circumstances (e.g. some load pattern).

This is a fine solution for users with dual protocol mice, but doesn't
resolve the problem for other poor ps/2 mouse owners !

> been ported over to the input suite for 2.4.X. You can use the above for
> the USB mouse now. Now if you have a USB mouse plus a PS/2 mouse then
> having both use /dev/psaux would require a reworking of the PS/2 driver.
> I rather port over the PS/2 mouse to use /dev/input/mice. I have done this
> for my CVS but since the PS/2 mouse shares the same chipset as the PS/2
> keyboard you have to use both input drivers. It would be better if XFree86
> would have a /dev/eventX driver but we would wait a long time for that to
> happen :-(

Even with PS/2 mouse support in the "new input" driver I wouldn't expect the 
psaux-byte-lost bug to disappear magically.
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Gunther