[GRLUG] Hey look! A linux topic!

[Bob Kline]

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As for the mice,  it "clearly" has something
> > to do with the 2.6 kernel.  The machine runs
> > windoz 98SE fine,  and Knoppix V3.6, with
> > a 2.4 kernel.  I assume that means something
> > to do with the drivers, and how they interact
> > with that board.  Maybe a lack of chip set
> > support in the 2.6 kernel for a board that old?
> > I'm sure legacy hardware support is a big
> > issue for the kernel people.  It can lead to lots
> > of work and very little payoff.
>
> What are you using for a mouse?  Serial? PS/2? USB?  I don't think the
> PS/2 spec has changed much since its introduction twenty years ago.
>
> If you're using a PS/2 mouse, what happens when you cat /dev/psaux?
> If you're using a serial mouse, you might need to install and
> configure gpm, and poke your X configuration to use gpm.
> --


PS/2 mouse.  But I also tried a serial
mouse.  Indeed the PS/2 mouse spec is
old.  But still widely used, and the 2.4
kernel - at least as configured by Knoppix -
does work.

Re /dev/psaux,  I suppose some "diff"
sessions between, say, Knoppix V3.6 and
V5.1 might turn up something.  I did write
to the author of Knoppix, who writes a
column for Linux Magazine Pro, about the
issue, but did not seem to light a fire.

   -- Bob
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