[ltp] Trackpoint and mouse - scroll doesn't work

[Piotr Wydymus]

> Unfortunately, the PS/2 port and the Trackpoint are the same mouse (on
> pre-synaptics thinkpads); they both are connected "in series"
> internally, and both write to /dev/psaux.

Ha, thanks. It's pity.

> The BIOS has an option for what to do in this case; you can disable one
> or the other, but you can't make them independent.

I've noticed that, but in case I use WiFi, and disconnect my T23 from dock=
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many times it isn't a solution.

> So you can't do what you want to do, unless you use a USB mouse.

Ha, good idea. But the question is: "Why in Windows XP everythink works fin=
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i.e. "third button scroll" in trackpoint works, and mouse scroll too - in=20
traditional way?

> Note: what you have actually done here is to create 2 devices (in
> xorg.conf) which use the same device (in /dev/). =A0This makes no sense,
> and I suspect that xorg.conf is ignoring the second stanza
> [psaux is already open; I bet you have AllowMouseOpenFail enabled].
> Then, you just have the external PS/2 mouse acting exactly the same way
> as the trackpoint.

=46act. But i've tried also /dev/input/mouse0 /dev/input/mice instead of on=
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psaux. The only difference was that in one case third trackpoint button=20
and "scroll" worked as hmm... "mark tool" (?) - I mean it marked like Shift=
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cursor.

Cheers,
Dnia wtorek, 4 lipca 2006 21:50, Richard Neill napisa=B3:
> Piotr Wydymus wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've got an T23. Third button of trackpoint is configured as scroll - a=
nd
> > work fine.
> >
> > Unfortunately when i try to use mouse and trackpoint in the same time,
> > scroll in mouse won't work properly. I mean, when i push it and move
> > mouse it work as scroll - but it's not exacly as it should be. ;)
>
> Unfortunately, the PS/2 port and the Trackpoint are the same mouse (on
> pre-synaptics thinkpads); they both are connected "in series"
> internally, and both write to /dev/psaux.
>
> The BIOS has an option for what to do in this case; you can disable one
> or the other, but you can't make them independent.
>
> So you can't do what you want to do, unless you use a USB mouse.
>
> Otherwise, your config is correct.
>
> > A'propos. In /dev/input i've got three devices: /dev/input/mice
> > and /dev/input/mouse0 (this is mouse, or trackpoint?). Also i've
> > got /dev/input/ts0. What's that?
>
> /dev/input/mice is a kernel-generated hybrid virtual mouse device. All
> mouse events from all mice get copied there.
>
>
>
> /dev/input/mouseX  (for all values of X) are the actual mice; usually
> X=3D0 corresponds to /dev/psaux.
> You can tell which is which thus:
>     cat /dev/input/mouseX       (as root)
> while moving the different mice, and seeing which one prints garbage to
> your terminal.
>
> Ideally, you need to write some udev rules to create named, repeatable
> symlinks eg /dev/input/trackpoint -> /dev/input/mouse0
>
>
>
> I have no idea what /dev/input/tsX actually is, but by experiment, you
> can't use the ts devices as mice.
>
> > My xorg.conf:
> >
> > Section "ServerLayout"
> >         Identifier     "X.org Configured"
> >         Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
> >         InputDevice    "TrackPoint" "CorePointer"
> >         InputDevice    "Mouse" "AlwaysCore"
> >         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> > EndSection
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >         Identifier  "TrackPoint"
> >         Driver      "mouse"
> >         Option      "Protocol" "PS/2"
> > #       Option      "CorePointer"
> >         Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> >         Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> >         Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
> >         Option      "Vendor" "Sysp"
> >         Option      "EmulateWheel" "on"
> >         Option      "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >         Identifier  "Mouse"
> >         Driver      "mouse"
> > #       Option      "SendCoreEvents"    "true"
> >         Option      "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
> >         Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> >         Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> > EndSection
>
> Note: what you have actually done here is to create 2 devices (in
> xorg.conf) which use the same device (in /dev/).  This makes no sense,
> and I suspect that xorg.conf is ignoring the second stanza
> [psaux is already open; I bet you have AllowMouseOpenFail enabled].
> Then, you just have the external PS/2 mouse acting exactly the same way
> as the trackpoint.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Richard
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Piotr Wydymus
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