[gpm] gpm synaptics

[ael]

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 09:48:07AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:37:19AM +0000, ael wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 04:35:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > > I have written an fdi file so that the X support is tuned and working well.
> > 
> > And now I have also written a udev rule so it is also working with the
> > latest xorg.
[..snip..]

> > I have /etc/gpm-syn.conf installed with my gpm package and expected to
> > be able to see & tune those parameters. Are you telling me that that 
> > file and driver is obsolete?
> 
> Yes. Linux kernel 2.6 does not provide raw access to PS/2 port anymore
> (unless you are bind serio_raw driver but then X driver will not work)
> and thus GPM synaptics driver will not work. Kernel emulates
> Intellimouse Explorer for legacy applications, that's why GPM default
> handler continues to work. It has no idea about real hardware behind
> /dev/input/mice.

OK. I didn't realise any of that :-(

> > Just to be clear: we are talking about support outside xorg? I
> > thought evdev was an xorg driver. Is there a package for evdev when xorg
> > is not in use?
> 
> Umm, GPM used to have evdev protocol handler that supported topuchpads
> in absolute mode, tablets and regular mice, unfortunately it was ripped
> out for some reason. Current GPM evdev handler, even if it is enabled,
> it a toy at best.

It does make a lightweight system without X a bit of a problem. Anyway,
thanks for the info & reply.

ael