From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 30 Jan 2001 03:57:10 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 30 Jan 2001 03:56:59 -0500 Received: from james.kalifornia.com ([208.179.0.2]:59948 "EHLO james.kalifornia.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 30 Jan 2001 03:56:44 -0500 Message-ID: <3A768281.6AEF839E@kalifornia.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 00:59:45 -0800 From: Ben Ford X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.0-test10 i586) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dax Kelson CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Multiplexing mouse input In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org You are probably talking about an Xfree issue. And yes it can be done. I know several people that do that. Refer to the XFree86 website. -b Dax Kelson wrote: > My laptop has a touchpad builtin with two buttons, I also have an external > PS2 and/or USB mouse (3 buttons with scroll wheel). > > I would like to be able to use the touchpad, and then plug in the mouse > (with either PS2 or USB connector) and use it without reconfiguring > anything. > > In fact, it would be cool if I could use both at the same time. > > Is this possible with the new "Input Drivers" in the 2.4 kernel? Is it > possible with Linux at all? > > As a comparison, at least two other OSes, Windows 2000 and NetBSD 1.5 > multiplex mouse input and allow use of two (or more!) mice at the same > time. > > Dax Kelson > > NetBSD "wscons console driver" info: > > http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/wscons/ > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/