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## PS/2 Mouse Operating in Remote Mode

  Forum: The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide
  Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 20:00:10 GMT
  From: Andrei Racz <andreir@worldnet.att.net>

    I am experimenting with a PS/2 mouse in remote operation - which is, requesting for a pointing packet and then waiting for it. No requests - no packets. Usually, the mouse operates in stream mode, sending continuosly.
     I started with psaux.c code; first I added a timer which would fire the callback which in turn would send the request.
    I ended in hanging the machine - with some message ... iddle task could not sleep and then AIEE ...scheduling in interrupt.
    Trying with a task queue (tq_timer/tq_scheduler) did not help either.
      I have limited experience with Linux.
      I would appreciate some advice on this matter.
    Regards, Andrei Racz