Re: 2.6.0-test5 problems with DHCP and Synaptics (fwd)

Re: 2.6.0-test5 problems with DHCP and Synaptics (fwd)

[Behdad Esfahbod]

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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, John Weber wrote:
> > 	* I just started using Synaptics patch and Synaptics
> > driver for XFree86.  I have read the synaptics patches carefully
> > and they are not doing anything wrote, so the problem should be
> > in the kernel itself.  The problem is that, when booting up, my
> > Synaptics would be detected if the USB mouse is not plugged!  and
> > would be recognized as a generic PS/2 mouse if the USB mouse is
> > plugged!  I have tried for around 10 times, and this is the exact
> > case.  Any ideas?
>
> I don't use the new driver.  I simply use psmouse_noext=1 on the
> kernel command line (which disables the new driver) to get the old behavior.

I found that since test4 the psmouse_noext=1 is not necessary.
BTW, I fixed my problem by compiling psmouse as a module.
Loading the module with USB mouse connected works, but the code
compiled in the kernel does not.

behdad