[gpm]Bug with IMPS/2 w/ Microsoft Intellimouse 1.3A on Linux

[Shawn Starr]

Thank you!

I applied the patch and GPM isn't complaining now it works fine in X and
in console mode :)

Thanks again.

Shawn.

On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Pozsar Balazs wrote:

>
> Hi!
>
> I had the same problem, and I figured out two things:
> - Sometimes the mouse is confused and imps2 init will fail if I do not
> send a reset to it.
> - moving the mouse before, or during initialization will make it fail.
>
> The attached patch solved all my problems, so can try it, but this is not
> official :)
>
> I didn't want to send it yet to the list, but you asked for it :).
>
> On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Shawn Starr wrote:
>
> >
> > === ERROR ===: [/usr/src/other/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1727)]:
> > imps2: PS/2 mouse failed init
> > === ERROR ===: [/usr/src/other/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1727)]:
> >
> > When loading gpm and moving the mouse the driver bombs on load. Also,
> > sometimes it will fail with:
> >
> > === ERROR ===: [/usr/src/other/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1755)]:
> > imps2: Auto-detected unknown mouse type 250, assuming standard PS/2
> >
> > Options used to load gpm:
> >
> > gpm -m /dev/psaux -t imps2 -b 9600"
> >
> > * Note: For some reason I have to specify baud rate (?)
> >
> > Any ideas? :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Shawn Starr, sh0n.net, <spstarr@sh0n.net>
> > Maintainer: -shawn kernel patches: http://xfs.sh0n.net/2.4/
> > Developer Support Engineer
> > Datawire Communication Networks Inc.
> > 10 Carlson Court, Suite 300
> > Toronto, ON, M9W 6L2
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> >
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>
> --
> pozsy
>

Shawn Starr, sh0n.net, <spstarr@sh0n.net>
Maintainer: -shawn kernel patches: http://xfs.sh0n.net/2.4/
Developer Support Engineer
Datawire Communication Networks Inc.
10 Carlson Court, Suite 300
Toronto, ON, M9W 6L2
T: 416.213.2001 ext 179 F: 416.213.2008