Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes

From	"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes
Date	2020-04-06 13:05 +0200
Message-ID	<hf0go5F7dh8U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 06/04/2020 11.08, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 06/04/2020 10.44, J.O. Aho wrote:
>> On 06/04/2020 07.32, David W. Hodgins wrote:
>>> On Mon, 06 Apr 2020 01:02:44 -0400, J.O. Aho <user@example.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Let xorg take care of things dynamically for you.
>>>
>>> Agreed, it's pointless mixing old and new software, then complaining 
>>> that it doesn't work.
>>>
>>> What works for a usb keyboard/mouse is not going to work with ones 
>>> connected using ps/2 or serial ports.
>> The major issue with ps/2 is that it's not really hotplug,
> 
> There were warnings in the past to never play with that plug, that there 
> could be damage. I have never seen it though, so perhaps only applied to 
> some hardware.

I did fry something on one computer, PS2 keyboard didn't work, but the 
PS2 mouse worked (it had a unified socket for both keyboard/mouse).

But lucky me I had my first USB keyboard, so I could still use the computer.

-- 

  //Aho

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Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-05 22:17 +0000
  Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-05 22:47 +0000
  Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 07:02 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-04-06 01:32 -0400
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 10:44 +0200
        Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-04-06 11:08 +0200
          Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-04-06 05:53 -0400
            Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-04-07 01:37 +0200
          Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 13:05 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-04-06 11:12 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 11:24 +0000
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2020-04-06 12:00 +0000
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-04-06 08:05 -0400
        Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 13:45 +0000
  Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 13:24 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 11:41 +0000
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 15:53 +0200
        Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 14:14 +0000
          Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-04-06 14:19 +0000
            Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes Fenris <fenris@invalid.invalid> - 2020-04-06 14:29 +0000
              Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org - 2020-04-06 15:27 +0000
          Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 17:04 +0200
    Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 12:19 +0000
      Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2020-04-06 16:09 +0200
        Re: Xorg Libinput with Static Nodes F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-04-06 14:46 +0000
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