In article <199604251320.JAA00163@lisuser53.li.net> Alexis Rosoff
<alexis@li.net> writes:
> Chris Evans said:
> |> >
> |> > I never had a problem with 1.2.13 or the earlier 1.3.x kernels in this
> |> > particular respect. BTW I use a PS/2 mouse ....
> |>
> |> Do you use this mouse as a module + kerneld? Loading/unloading of this
> |> modules repeatedly caused me great hassles for some time. I helped
> |> someone track this down to an erroneously called schedule() in one of the
> |> psuax_*() functions I think, and am wondering if this has been fixed.
>
> Nope -- it's compiled right in (no point in me loading it as a
> module when I always need it). And I don't use gpm (I think that's
> the name of it -- the programme to let you use a mouse in the
> consoles) 'cos I know PS/2 mice don't like it.
Why is that? I have been using "gpm" with PS/2 mice and did not
encounter any problems. BTW, have you looked into "kmouse". This
kernel level module assembles multiple mouse events into a single
event and cause X's mouse movements to be a lot less sluggish under
high load.
Markus
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