[ltp] /dev/input/mouseX for trackpoint in kernel 2.6.16?

Daniel Maier linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:56:00 +0200


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On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 07:09:14PM +0100, Richard Neill wrote:
> Dear All,
>=20
> While attempting to diagnose various other kernel issues, I've compiled=
=20
> the latest 2.6.16.20 kernel. This seems to work well - but the mouse=20
> device for the trackpoint have disappeared.
>=20
> I used to have:
>=20
>  /dev/input/mice       (the kernel's "hybrid")
>  /dev/input/ts0        (no idea what this is, but you can't use it
>                         as a mouse)
>  /dev/input/mouse0      (the trackpoint)
>  /dev/input/mouse1      (external usb mouse)
>  /dev/input/trackpoint  (a symlink to mouseX created by my udev rule)
>=20
> Now, the /dev/input/mouseX device which corresponds to the trackpoint=20
> has disappeared.  I can still get data from it via /dev/input/mice, but=
=20
> any customisation (in xorg) is now impossible.
>=20
Could this be an udev update which changed some rules?
I am running 2.6.15.6 and I have only /dev/input/mice. Anyway, why
don't you create a /dev/input/trackpoint using udev?

udevinfo -a -p /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/

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