From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:51:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:51:05 -0400 Received: from cisco7500-mainGW.gts.cz ([194.213.32.131]:1540 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:50:46 -0400 Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 23:21:34 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Vojtech Pavlik Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [driver] New life for Serial mice Message-ID: <20010606232133.E38@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <20010606125556.A1766@suse.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20010606125556.A1766@suse.cz>; from vojtech@suse.cz on Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 12:55:56PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > If you still have your 3-button MouseSystems (or any other serial) mouse > somewhere in your driver, forgotten becase of the incredibly slow update > rate causing so much jumping of the pointer on the screen that it is > unusable, you may want to pull it out and give it a try. > > Or if you're still using it with some old 486 computer, this driver is > for you. > > What it does is that it enhances the update rate from 24 (with current > GPM and X drivers) to 96. This is almost what the best USB mice do. What's the "prediction" stuff? Does it mean you are guessing some values by interpolation? [If so, what kind of update rate would it do on USB?] Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.