From: pete@q106fm.UUCP (pete cervasio) Subject: Re: 0.97pl5 and busmouse, bug in sw, or hw? Date: 20 Sep 1992 18:21:16 GMT
jgifford@world.std.com (Why Linux? Why Not?) writes:
> Well, I got the 0.97.5 boot image that hlu made(THANKS!!) and on boot it says
> [...lots of stuff...]
> microsoft busmouse detected and installed.
> Now get this, I don't have ANY busmouse at all.
Yeah, I'm working on getting the code to actually test for a mouse. At
the time I sent the patch to Linus, we didn't know how to properly
detect a MS mouse... now we do. :-) I'm getting my hands on a Logitech
bus mouse, as well, so I can find out how it responds to the MS
detection code.
> All I can figure is that maybe linux thinks that the network card is a
> busmouse? whatever it is, everything still works, so I will live with it. :
It's not looking for anything, right now. It'll be fixed by the 1.5
release. :-) :-)
Pete C.
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