Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Linux Kernel Developer" <> | Subject | Re: Phantom PS/2 mouse persists.. | Date | Sun, 3 Dec 2000 20:47:00 -0500 |
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven N. Hirsch" <shirsch@adelphia.net> To: "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@vger.timpanogas.org> Cc: "Alan Cox" <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>; <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 5:42 PM Subject: Re: Phantom PS/2 mouse persists..
> On Sun, 3 Dec 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > > On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 06:27:52PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > > > > > I've fixed the major case. I can see no definitive answer to the other ghost > > > > PS/2 stuff (except maybe USB interactions). I take it like the others 2.4test > > > > also misreports a PS/2 mouse being present. > > > > > > > > Anyway I think its no longer a showstopper for 2.2.18. Someone with an affected > > > > board can piece together the picture > > > I just tested 2.2.18-24 as a boot kernel with anaconda -- works great -- > > mouse problem on PS/2 system is nailed. > > <sigh> I always seem to own the wierd hardware. I agree the mouse > mis-detection isn't a showstopper - just damn annoying. > > FWIW, USB isn't compiled into the kernel in question. >
Definately could be your hardware. I once saw a 486 board (PcChips M571 I think) which would report a PS/2 mouse even though the port didn't even exist on the motherboard. This problem showed up on all versions of Win9x. From what I could tell it appeared as if the BIOS had support for the PS/2 mouse port but the port pins themself had not been saudered onto the board and for some reason the board alway thaught it had a PS/2 mouse and reported as so to Windows.
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