From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <396ACDF9.826580D3@amulet.co.jp> Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:34:17 +0900 From: Hollis Blanchard MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert Thompson CC: pogtal@erols.com, linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: trackpad References: <003b01bfeaa6$744c6e60$1a6a1504@strayer.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Robert Thompson wrote: > > On Sat, 08 Jul 2000, Nelson Abramson wrote: > >Assuming that you have not changed gpm's defaults, and that you have linked > both > >/dev/input/mouse and /dev/input/usbmouse to /dev/mouse, all you should need > to do > >is "gpm -t imps2", and that should allow gpm to take input from both your > external > >usb mouse and the trackpad. If you have X use /dev/mouse, then it should > also > >beable to take input from both sources (it works for my Pismo). > > > Apparently this is an iBook specific issue, then, because I tried exactly > this > and is still doesn't work! Nelson I didn't really follow that description. Ben's web page clearly lists: su - cd /dev rm usbmouse rm mouse mkdir input mknod input/mice c 13 63 ln -s input/mice mouse ln -s input/mice usbmouse In the end, /dev/mouse and /dev/usbmouse are links to /dev/input/mice. This is not the same as what you described above... > Hmm... anybody have any clue what's different > between the trackpad on the Pismo and on the iBook? It's not like ADB isn't > working: the keyboard works fine, so ADB is working at least mostly fine. > Like > I said, I use an external trackball anyway, but I'm sure somebody will be > angry > about this at some point... Robbie, I missed the beginning of the thread, but did you follow Ben's directions? -Hollis ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/