mhat /dev/ is a TrackPad on a PowerBook?

[CaptainPinko]

i'm gentoo-ing an install and i want to set up the track pad as my mouse device for X but i dont know what device to enter for it

[Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379]

It's either one of two things:

/dev/adbmouse

-or-

/dev/psaux

The only reason I mention /dev/psaux is because I know that you configure X using the PS/2 protocol, even though it's a Mac mouse. When I have more info on this, I'll post more...

[CaptainPinko]

thanks alot guy!


(sorry about the pm didn't notice your sig. till too late)

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i tried both with no success. i got the X screen to come up by making the mouse /dev/null (not useful but at least i now know that the rest of the X works)


am i possibly missing something from the kernel?


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come to think of it the Gentoo install guide says to disable adbkeycodes or something...:confused:

[Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379]

Originally posted by CaptainPinko
thanks alot guy!


(sorry about the pm didn't notice your sig. till too late)


No problem. Just for future reference, asking the question in the forum benefits everybody, not just yourself.



i tried both with no success. i got the X screen to come up by making the mouse /dev/null (not useful but at least i now know that the rest of the X works)

am i possibly missing something from the kernel?


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come to think of it the Gentoo install guide says to disable adbkeycodes or something...:confused:

I'll have to look into that. I've got a Power Mac 8600 running Debian that has X configured. I'll check what the device on it is this evening...