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SubjectRe: 2.6.11-mm3 mouse oddity
On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 10:47:00AM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote:

> >Mouse device numbers are defined to be unstable because of hotplug.
> >
> >Most users use /dev/input/mice, where this won't have impact.
> >
> >The officially correct solution is to use udev to get stable device
> >names.
> >
> >The change is easily reverted - just change the 'atkbd.scroll' default
> >value.

> Please don't remove it - it is nice to have support for the hardware.
> Apps using this is also necessary - and they are possible now.
> If you want to go the route of least surprise you may want to
> make sure the "new" mice get higher numbers instead of
> pushing "older" mice around.

The numbers are based on probe order, first come, first serve.

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Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR
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