Re: Opinions

[Alan Mead <adm ipat com>]

At 04:21 PM 1/12/00 -0600, Bill Carlson wrote:
>On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Neil Hollow wrote:
>
>> I've found another way to crash linux remove the mouse from a ps/2 port
while
>> the machine is in linux (not X).  Do that on my box and you need to a
reboot.
>> Not that want to do this anyways of course.  NH
>>
>
>Hmmm...that must be machine dependent, I've removed a PS/2 mouse from a
>machine before, I only had to restart gpm to get it to go....

As I understand it, the PS/2 mouse is that it uses a couple of it's pins to
draws current.  I've had a spark reset my machine while fiddling with the
mouse.  I power down now before I mess with it.  YMMV.
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