Subject: Re: New kernels available
To: None <scottr@og.org>
From: Colin Wood <ender@is.rice.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/22/1997 12:56:28
> On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, Mark Andres wrote:
> 
> > Unfortunately, his part seems to have broken the ability to use my
> > Microspeed 3-button mouse.  On bootup, the kernel recognizes the mouse,
> > but the middle and right buttons do not work.  This happens when using
> > GENERIC-29 (as well as Madhatter #39 and #40).  
> 
> What's the last known working kernel... GENERIC-27?  I could believe that
> the hardware ADB driver is resetting your mouse to default behavior, but
> please don't construe that as the only possible reason that it's not
> working.  Can anyone else shed some light on this?  (I've only got Apple
> single button mice here.)
> 
> --scott

I'm pretty sure that the HWDIRECT code resets the ADB bus, but I'm pretty
sure that the MRG code did the same thing.  I don't remember John's code
making any real changes to the mouse handling code, though.  As soon as I
can get my 3 button mouse fixed, maybe I can take a look at this...

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant                                        Rice University
Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX