From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263875AbUE3Nyr (ORCPT ); Sun, 30 May 2004 09:54:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263923AbUE3Nyr (ORCPT ); Sun, 30 May 2004 09:54:47 -0400 Received: from quechua.inka.de ([193.197.184.2]:55277 "EHLO mail.inka.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263875AbUE3Nyp (ORCPT ); Sun, 30 May 2004 09:54:45 -0400 Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 15:54:45 +0200 From: Eduard Bloch To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: keyboard problem with 2.6.6 Message-ID: <20040530135445.GA7571@zombie.inka.de> References: <20040530111847.GA1377@ucw.cz> <20040530124353.GB1496@ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20040530124353.GB1496@ucw.cz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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. Regards, Eduard. -- Wenn ein Mensch ein Loch sieht, hat er das Bestreben, es auszufüllen. Dabei fällt er meistens hinein. -- Kurt Tucholsky