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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"

  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]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-04-20  7:20 Sau Dan Lee

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