[ltp] usb mouse on x30 with fedora core 3

Charles E Taylor IV linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 14 May 2005 22:02:53 -0400


On Sat, 14 May 2005 03:43:22 +0900
Michael Moyle <washu@theory.org> wrote:


> Does anyone have a working example of sharing the trackpointer and usb
> mouse on fc3 or 2? 

It works by default on my X20 and X22.

> Most examples I have seen (and used with gentoo) entail the trackpointer
> and the usb mouse on different devices. FC3 puts both mice on the same
> device (/dev/input/mice). Indeed, gpm is configured to run this device
> as well. Both gpm and X are unhappy sharing the device in this manner.  

Have you tried shutting off gpm?  That's the only thing I probably have
differenty on my systems than yours.

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