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archuser

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From: Northamptonshire, UK

Registered: 2006-09-10

Posts: 122

Mouse changed from mouse0 to mouse1

I don't know if it was the kernel upgrade to 2.6.20 or the hal upgrade but my mouse has changed from /dev/input/mouse0 to /dev/input/mouse1.

Not a problem I suppose but I just wondered if anyone else has had this issue?

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baze

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Registered: 2005-10-30

Posts: 393

Re: Mouse changed from mouse0 to mouse1

yep, same here. mouse0 is now "Macintosh mouse button emulation".. whatever that is.

archuser

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From: Northamptonshire, UK

Registered: 2006-09-10

Posts: 122

Re: Mouse changed from mouse0 to mouse1

Oh right. Where could I have found out this information?

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baze

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Registered: 2005-10-30

Posts: 393

Re: Mouse changed from mouse0 to mouse1

cat /proc/bus/input/devices | egrep "Name|Handlers"

Last edited by baze (2007-02-16 20:45:55)

Jacek Poplawski

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From: Poland

Registered: 2006-01-10

Posts: 736

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Re: Mouse changed from mouse0 to mouse1

I updated kernel on two machines today, and on both I needed to change mouse device.

skymt

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Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 443

Re: Mouse changed from mouse0 to mouse1

Use /dev/input/mice instead. It won't change, and it takes input from all mouse-like devices hooked up (which is probably the behavior you want).

brucebertrand

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Registered: 2006-07-24

Posts: 52

Re: Mouse changed from mouse0 to mouse1

But /dev/input/mice doesn't always play nice with wacom tablets, which is my situation.  Not only did I have to change my mouse device, but sometimes I have to change it when I reboot.  As if the mouse gets randomly assigned to /dev/input/mouseX.

Any ideas on how to lock it down to one?  Perhaps a udev rule?

iBertus

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From: Greenville, NC

Registered: 2004-11-04

Posts: 2,228

Re: Mouse changed from mouse0 to mouse1

I'm having the same issue. It fooled me at first upon a fresh install. Glad to see that others are seeing this and not just me.

Snowman

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From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Mouse changed from mouse0 to mouse1

iBertus: Read: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=32209