Hmm.. i have a computer, which has a ps/2 and a serial trackball connected. Both work. 2.6.8 kernel. tor, 21.10.2004 kl. 10.51 skrev Michael Schwendt: > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:05:59 -0700, Parameshwara Bhat wrote: > > > Hello list, > > > > I think I have a bug on hand. I want confirmation to file it as a bug. > > > > I recntly upgraded my computers at office and home to FC2 from FC1. At > > office, as smooth as it could be. At home too, it was perfect except for > > one major problem in FC2 not able to drive my Serial mouse. This is an old > > Celeron 460 Mhz computer with which FC1 coped admirably and had detected > > my serial mouse at installation. FC2 failed to detect my serial mouse and > > when properly chosen in subsequent screens, it failed to drive it. > > > > FC2 kept my old kernel 2.4.22-1.2194.nptl while installing a new 2.6.5 > > kernel. I have detected a pattern in mouse not working when I boot in > > 2.6.5 and working always when I boot in 2.4.22 series. > > > > This pattern is further reinforced by what happens with Knoppix - 3.6 Live > > CD. Whenever I chose 2.6 seies kernel, Knoppix fails to drive my mouse, > > when I let be the default kernel 2.4.2x , it never fails to detect and > > drive mouse. > > > > I have also run SUSE 9.1 with kernel 2.6.4-52 with which Serial mouse is > > detected and works fine. > > > > It seems the bug is in kernel at & above 2.6.5. > > > > Is there anubody else who has experienced something similar? I want to > > confirm before filing bug. > > More info here: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=115513 > > There's another one somewhere about serial mice after installation. > Keep service gpm enabled to activate your serial mouse in X. > > chkconfig --level 2345 gpm on > service gpm start > > -- > Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang) - Linux 2.6.8-1.541 > loadavg: 0.07 0.11 0.07 -- Fedora-desktop-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-desktop-list
