On 22 May 2002, Matt Miller wrote:
>
> If the mouse is loading in the kernel, you could try to cat (as root)
> the ps/2 device file, then move your mouse around and press your mouse
> buttons:
>
> # cat /dev/psaux
>
> You should see some miscellaneous characters appear on the screen.
> Ctrl+C to return to the shell prompt. If no characters appear, there may
> be a problem with the mouse.
>
That is a really cool trick.
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