Re: Change in PSM sync behavior

From: Dan Nelson <dnelson_at_allantgroup.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:28:33 -0500
In the last episode (Aug 13), Justin T. Gibbs said:
> I've had this change locally for some time and think it may be a
> worth while change to commit to the tree.  My patch defers the setup
> of the sync bits until the first "normal" data packet is received
> from the mouse.  In the case of Avocent Outlook KVM's, this avoids a
> bug in their intellimouse emulator that sends back incorrect sync
> when you explicitly request a data packet from the mouse.  Without
> this change, you must force the driver into stock PS/2 mode or be
> flooded with a never ending stream of "out of sync" messages.

+1 vote for me!  This fixes the 2-port Switchview at my desk.  Resetting
into regular PS/2 mode doesn't seem to do any harm (the wheel still
works), but it's nice to not have to do it anymore :)

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson_at_allantgroup.com
Received on Mon Aug 16 2004 - 03:28:34 UTC

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