Re: psmouse sysfs problems

[Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>]

On Wednesday 29 June 2005 10:08, Hetfield wrote:
> pwd
> /sys/bus/serio/devices/serio0
> root@blight serio0 # cat protocol
> ImPS/2
> root@blight serio0 # cat resetafter
> 0
> root@blight serio0 # echo 5 > res
> resetafter  resolution
> root@blight serio0 # echo 5 > resetafter
> root@blight serio0 # cat resetafter
> 0
> root@blight serio0 #            
> 
> and sending 0, 1, 2 to protocol changed nothing.
> same for resolution.
> i needed that feature to switch from synaptics to imps protocol and
> back.
> 
> i'm using 2.6.12-git10.
> 
> what should i do?
>

Hi,

try this:

    echo -n "imps" > /sys/bus/serio/devices/serioX/protocol
    echo -n "auto" > /sys/bus/serio/devices/serioX/protocol

psmouse (and serio core in general) does not like exta characters (like
newline) in requests and discards such requests.

-- 
Dmitry