Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:36:32 +0000 (GMT) | From | Matthew Kirkwood <> | Subject | Re: ISSUE: psaux does not load in 2.2.0pre6 |
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On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, David Woodhouse wrote:
> > Its a yes/no item now not a module > > Why? I only just managed to make it a module on all the machines I > compile kernels for, so that they don't have to be rebooted just to plug > a mouse in.
Simplification. The PS/2 mouse uses the keyboard controller, and having two drivers (one of which may be a module) which access the same hardware is asking for trouble.
The "proper" solution is to make the keyboard+(optionally)PS/2 driver modular :)
Matthew.
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