Re: Is it possible for Linux to reset the mouse at boot?

mike writes:
Is it possible for Linux to reset the mouse at boot? And if so, why
don't they do it?

I wrote:
Who are "they"?

mike writes:
"They" are the people who define and code the boot processes for linux
live distributions.

Those people do not write device drivers, which is where your problem lies.

mike writes:
Wouldn't it be easier to just reset the mouse on boot?

I wrote:
What did Cirq say when you asked them about that?

mike writes:
Cirq doesn't say much of anything these days.

I wouldn't know anything about that, having never heard of them.

Cirq doesn't influence the linux boot process.

Cirq probably wrote the device driver used for their device in Microsoft
Windows. They either wrote a poor one for Linux or, more likely, none at
all. Some kernel hacker wrote one himself, and probably had to
reverse-engineer the hardware when Cirq refused to give him specifications.
If Cirq wants better support under Linux all they need do is write a driver
or supply the needed data to whoever supports that driver.

It appears to me that the kernel _does_ reset the mouse. I suspect that
your Cirq thingy doesn't respond to a normal reset command but instead
requires some sort of special handling. In other words, it's buggy
hardware.
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John Hasler
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