[ltp] T30, Kernel 2.6, Ps/2 and USB mouse.

[Uwe Walter]

On Do, 2004-04-01 at 13:08, Emanuel Lauria wrote:
> I recently update to the 2.6 version of the linux kernel. It is a really
> cool kernel release. The only "but" here is that my PS/2 Touchpad gets
> disabled if I boot linux with a USB mouse attached. I checked my BIOS
> config and I saw it just has two options in the Keyboard/Mouse section:
> disabled or automatic. Disable means that never gets activated, obviously.
> Automatic, means that if it finds a USB mouse, it disable the PS2 mouse...
> The thing here is that there is no "Enable" option, so I can't get both
> mices if I boot with a USB mouse connected. What can I do?.. I hate
> unpluging my USB mouse every time I boot and then have to reconnect it.

Switch "USB BIOS support" to off and try again.


(Although you obviously won't be able to use USB boot devices then. And
probably you wont have an external keyboard functional until the kernel
module for it has loaded... :-/)


Greetings, UW(e)