X-server config / serial mouse ??

[Ralf A. <ra...@sh...>]

Hello,

can somebody give me information on the Xserver configuration file
(comparable to /etc/X11/XF86config, ...-4 on x86 systems) for the iPAQ?
Does it support serial mice additionally or alternatively to the
touchscreen input?

i'm currently working on an adapter (microcontroler based) and the Linux
input modules to interface both a PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse (that's
what e.g. the Twiddler2 chording keyboard provides) to just 1 serial port
(the 2 data streams will be interleaved and decomposed at the "host"
side).

Information on the components
 - the already working PS/2 => serial adapter with Linux input interface
   support
	http://www.iptel-now.de/HOWTO/PS2SER/ps2ser.html
 - PS/2 mouse to serial conversion (this is a bit more tricky because
   you need to send to the mouse as well to make it start sending data)
	http://www.iptel-now.de/HOWTO/PS2SER/ps2ser.html (enhancement
	section)
 - interfacing serial mice via the Linux input interface
	http://www.iptel-now.de/HOWTO/SUN_SERIAL_KBD/sun_serial_kbd.html

is available and has been tested.

Once i have the information on whether/how the iPAQ x-server handles
serial mice - i'll post the info on hardware and drivers that combine all
these components.

That will enable the Twiddler2 as an universal input device for the iPAQ
(or other handhelds with just a serial input interface).

regards
 ralf


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Best regards,
 Ralf Ackermann