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From: Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
To: Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>
Cc: mljf@altern.org, Maciej Soltysiak <solt@dns.toxicfilms.tv>,
	Kernel Mailinglist <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: No mouse wheel under 2.6.1 [Was: Re: Where are 2.6.x upgrade notes?]
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 00:18:52 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040117231852.GA13418@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87fzee1fcq.fsf@stark.xeocode.com>

On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 03:37:25PM -0500, Greg Stark wrote:

> Joaquim Fellmann <mljf@altern.org> writes:
> 
> > I had the same problem. Switching protocol from MousemanPlusPS/2 to
> > ImPS2 in XF86Config-4 fixed it.
> 
> One Mr Pavlik solved the same issue on bugzilla:
> 
>     ------- Additional Comment #1 From Vojtech Pavlik 2004-01-14 09:35 ------- 
>     Use protocol "ExplorerPS/2" in XFree86. This may not seem logical, but
>     because 2.6 handles the Logitech mouse protocol itself and presents a more
>     common Microsoft-like protocol to applications that don't know how to use
>     its native event protocol.
> 
> I wonder how the IM and Explorer protocols relate.

ExplorerPS/2 is a superset of ImPS/2. The kernel virtual mouse device
(/dev/input/mice) supports both protocols, and standard PS/2 as well.

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR

      reply	other threads:[~2004-01-17 23:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-01-13  7:55 Where are 2.6.x upgrade notes? Greg Stark
2004-01-13 10:58 ` Maciej Soltysiak
2004-01-13 19:59   ` Dave Jones
2004-01-14  7:45   ` No mouse wheel under 2.6.1 [Was: Re: Where are 2.6.x upgrade notes?] Greg Stark
2004-01-14  7:51     ` Ralf Hildebrandt
2004-01-14 23:57     ` Thomas Molina
2004-01-17 15:20     ` Joaquim Fellmann
2004-01-17 20:37       ` Greg Stark
2004-01-17 23:18         ` Vojtech Pavlik [this message]

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