Laptops and USB mouses

From: Sensei (noone_at_nowhere.org)
Date: 09/06/04 

Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 22:12:45 +0200

Hi.

Before screwing up my configuration, I have a question about USB mouses.
The thing I'd like to do is this: use BOTH touchpad and USB mouse.

In this way, I can use the touchpad while no mouse is connected on a USB
port, and when it gets plugged in, the mouse takes control. Better would
be if at the same time they can be both working.

In this problem, I know about kernel issues (hid & company) and the usb
mouse it's properly recognized: I have two mouse? in /dev/input, mouse0
and mouse1 (probably it's the touchpad and the stick --- I have an ibm
thinkpad), when I plug the usb mouse, it appears /dev/inpus/mouse2. What
about X? 

-- 
Sensei <mailto:senseiwa@tin.it>
The optimist says "Tomorrow is sunday".
The pessimist says "The day after tomorrow is monday". (Gustave Flaubert)

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