Re: Problem with psmouse detecting generic ImExPS/2

[Michael Langley]

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:34:59 +0200
Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 12:45:06PM -0500, Michael Langley wrote:
> > On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:28:31 +0200
> > Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 02:16:51AM -0500, Michael Langley wrote:
> > > > I noticed this after upgrading 2.6.6->2.6.7
> > > > 
> > > > Even after building psmouse as a module, and specifying the protocol,
> > > > all I get is an ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse.
> > > > 
> > > > [root@purgatory root]# modprobe psmouse proto=exps
> > > > Jun 21 01:51:57 purgatory kernel: input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse on
> > > > isa0060/serio1
> > > > 
> > > > My ImExPS/2 was detected correctly in <=2.6.6 and after examining the
> > > > current psmouse code, and the changes in patch-2.6.7, I can't figure out
> > > > what's breaking it.  A little help?
> > >  
> > > Maybe your mouse needs the ImPS/2 init before the ExPS/2 one. You can
> > > try to copy and-paste the ImPS/2 init once more in the code, without a
> > > return, of course.
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Vojtech Pavlik
> > > SuSE Labs, SuSE CR
> > 
> > 
> > Right.  That did the trick.
> 
> > [root@purgatory root]# modprobe psmouse proto=exps
> > Jun 21 12:41:36 purgatory kernel: input: ImExPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1
> > 
> > Much thanks for the help.  I couldn't live without the extra buttons in X.
> 
> Can you check if this patch fixes it for you as well?
> 
> -- 
> Vojtech Pavlik
> SuSE Labs, SuSE CR
> 

Indeed, it does.  And much more efficiently.  Thanks again.
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