Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 30 May 2004 15:54:45 +0200 | From | Eduard Bloch <> | Subject | Re: keyboard problem with 2.6.6 |
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Moin Vojtech! Vojtech Pavlik schrieb am Sonntag, den 30. Mai 2004:
> > Vojtech> Of course, unless you create a device that can use it, > > Vojtech> but in that case you can easily write a kernel driver for > > Vojtech> it. > > > > How about the PS/2 mouse port? It's not just for mice. There ARE > > implementations using it for other things: touchpad, touchscreen, etc. > > All simulate a mouse. Some have somewhat extended protocols, but those > protocols are still bound by mouse packet constraints, because the > controllers tend to do nasty things to the data passing through, like > merging input from multiple devices together into one stream by summing > the packets, etc.
Who says that merging (as it is currently done) is the best way to do? For examle, I wish to create two terminals with my system, using two monitors (on dual-head video card), two keyboards and two mices. I can do the first part (X manages it well) but not beeing able to use different input devices for different users simply SUCKS. But http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net/ lets me hope.
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