Hello list,
Has anyone got any suggestions for reading raw data from a PS/2 mouse on /dev/psaux into Pd? (without going through X) I've tried the ggee serial externals to no avail (strange results, maybe it's not a normal serial port?). If not I'll code my own external.
Kind Regards,
Chris. _________________________________ chris@mccormick.cx http://www.mccormick.cx http://www.sciencegirlrecords.com
Hi, Chris McCormick schrieb:
Has anyone got any suggestions for reading raw data from a PS/2 mouse on /dev/psaux into Pd? (without going through X) I've tried the ggee serial externals to no avail (strange results, maybe it's not a normal serial port?). If not I'll code my own external.
Because psaux mouses seem to be only able to be opened once, you might need to use gpm for this. "man gpm" gives a hint here:
-R name
Causes `gpm' to act as a repeater: any mouse data
received while in graphic mode will be produced on
the fifo `/dev/gpmdata' in protocol name. In prinÂ
ciple, you can use the same names as for the `-t'
option, although repeating into some protocols may
not be implemented for a while. In addition, you
can specify `raw' as the name, to repeat the mouse
data byte by byte, without any protocol translaÂ
tion. If name is omitted, it defaults to `msc'.
Using gpm in repeater mode, you can configure the X
server to use its fifo as a mouse device. This
option is useful for bus-mouse owners to override
the single-open limitation. It is also an easy way
to manage those stupid dual-mode mice which force
you to keep the middle button down while changing
video mode.
ciao
Frank Barknecht
Thanks for the advice guys; gpm seems to be the way to go.
Regards,
Chris.
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:04:37 +0100 Frank Barknecht fbar@footils.org wrote:
Hi, Chris McCormick schrieb:
Has anyone got any suggestions for reading raw data from a PS/2 mouse on /dev/psaux into Pd? (without going through X) I've tried the ggee serial externals to no avail (strange results, maybe it's not a normal serial port?). If not I'll code my own external.
Because psaux mouses seem to be only able to be opened once, you might need to use gpm for this. "man gpm" gives a hint here:
-R name Causes `gpm' to act as a repeater: any mouse data received while in graphic mode will be produced on the fifo `/dev/gpmdata' in protocol name. In prin ciple, you can use the same names as for the `-t' option, although repeating into some protocols may not be implemented for a while. In addition, you can specify `raw' as the name, to repeat the mouse data byte by byte, without any protocol transla tion. If name is omitted, it defaults to `msc'. Using gpm in repeater mode, you can configure the X server to use its fifo as a mouse device. This option is useful for bus-mouse owners to override the single-open limitation. It is also an easy way to manage those stupid dual-mode mice which force you to keep the middle button down while changing video mode.ciao
Frank Barknecht
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