From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "E.Rodichev" <er@sai.msu.su>
Subject: Re: /dev/psaux problem (2.6.5)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:19:06 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200404202219.08935.dtor_core@ameritech.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.58.0404201718220.4975@ra.sai.msu.su>
On Tuesday 20 April 2004 09:11 am, E.Rodichev wrote:
> It's not a problem of mousedev, but the problem of make menuconfig.
>
> The relevant part of .config is
>
> #
> # Userland interfaces
> #
> CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y
> CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX=y
> CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X=1024
> CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_Y=768
> # CONFIG_INPUT_JOYDEV is not set
> # CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV is not set
> # CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV is not set
> # CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG is not set
>
> Starting from original linux-2.6.5.tar.gz it seems impossible to
> disable CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX without disabling CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV.
>
> If I comment out the line CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX by hand, make
> silently restore this line to yes.
>
Ok, in that case why mess with MOUSEDEV and not MOUSEDEV_PSAUX, like this:
===== drivers/input/Kconfig 1.6 vs edited =====
--- 1.6/drivers/input/Kconfig Thu Sep 11 22:19:35 2003
+++ edited/drivers/input/Kconfig Tue Apr 20 22:11:43 2004
@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@
module will be called mousedev.
config INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX
- bool "Provide legacy /dev/psaux device" if EMBEDDED
+ bool "Provide legacy /dev/psaux device"
default y
depends on INPUT_MOUSEDEV
+ ---help---
+ Say Y here if you want your mouse also be accessible as char device
+ 10:1 - /dev/psaux. The data available through /dev/psaux is exactly
+ the same as the data from /dev/input/mice.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
config INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X
int "Horizontal screen resolution"
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-04-21 3:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-04-20 0:26 /dev/psaux problem (2.6.5) E.Rodichev
2004-04-20 12:35 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-20 14:11 ` E.Rodichev
2004-04-21 3:19 ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
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2004-04-20 7:20 Sau Dan Lee
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