Touchpads and USB Mice - was [PLUG] how to re-install GRUb

[Aaron Baer]

You can also define them in the "ServerLayout" section. With this you'll
be able to plug and un-plug your usb mouse at anytime and it will work
without restarting X

here's an example your section would look like something this.

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "Default Layout"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
	InputDevice    "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection

And mouse sections would look something like this:

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "PS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/mouse"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "DevInputMice"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

A-

On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 05:16, Jeff Schwaber wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 18:47, Daggett, Steve wrote:
> > Jeff teased:
> > > 
> > > (discovery of the day: it's trivial to get an external USB 
> > > mouse to work
> > > with a laptop while keeping the touchpad working at the same time. ask
> > > me how if you're interested).
> > > 
> >   How?
> > 
> >   I've noticed that my touchpad stopped working after I switched to a USB
> > mouse.  I hadn't bothered looking into the issue... but if you've already
> > got it figured out.  Enquiring minds would like to know...
> > 
> > Steve D...
>                                                                                 The XF86Config-4 file (for me, on Debian, in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) can have only one CorePointer, which for me is my standard psaux touchpad/trackpoint (mine has both under one device). However, it can have as many other mice as you want by using the Option SendCoreEvents flag. You could probably add a usb hub and a dozen mice and get them all to work at once, then have BattleMouse between friends! =) (haven't tried)
> 
> here's the relevant section
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "CorePointer"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "PS/2"
>         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
> EndSection
>                                                                                 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Generic Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
>         Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
> EndSection
>                                                                                 
> 
> 
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