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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: XFree suddenly cannot open /dev/psaux
From:       Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen () bigfoot ! com>
Date:       2004-08-28 23:41:48
Message-ID: cgr57d$qlv$1 () sea ! gmane ! org
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Hello

Eddy (<vive.linuxshadoko@belgacom.net>) wrote:
> Hendrik Boom a écrit :
> 
>> InputDevice        "Configured Mouse"
>>InputDevice        "Generic Mouse"
> 
> By the way, I see that you have two InputDevices for probably only one
> mouse.  I wonder why that is.

Default Debian configuration: one entry for the mouse device you
selected, one generic entry for USB mice. That way you can simply plug
in another USB mouse (e.g. if you use a laptop).

> In fact I had just the same and it didn't bother me too much until I 
> realised that it was responsible for wheel actions being applied twice 
> (when I rolled the whell to get to the next desktop in wmaker, I ended 
> up on the second next). I commented out the Generic Mouse line in my 
> XF86Config-4 and things are    
> working well.

That's because this settings make problems with kernel 2.6. PS/2 mice
are mapped to /dev/psaux /and/ /dev/input/mice, and with both entries,
all events are registered twice. If you permanently use 2.6,
select /dev/input/mice as your mouse device. Read the kernel 2.6 input
drivers FAQ for more info:

<http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/2199>

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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