Mouse support in Slackware 4.0

[cruller]

Thanks for the reply, sam.  I'll give 'er a try tonight.

Gerald

>
>
> If the kernel detects the mouse, the IRQs and such are probably already
> correct (enough).  But AFAIK, ttyS* is for serial devices, not "other"
> mice.
>
> My laptop has a built-in mouse that is identified to the kernel as a PS/2
> mouse.  It is accessed through a device named /dev/psaux (major 10, minor
> 1).  The XF86Config Pointer section reads:
>   Section "Pointer"
>     Protocol "ps/2"
>     Device "/dev/psaux"
>     Emulate3Buttons
>     Emulate3Timeout 50
>   EndSection
>
> This is with kernel version 2.0.35 and XFree86 3.3.2; your mileage may
> vary.  I hope that helps...
>
>                                 -sam
>