Hi,

I wrote a C++ program to read the /dev/input/mouse1 device file to read output data for a USB mouse and it was succesful in Ubuntu 7.10

I`m now trying to do the same thing in Ubunu 8.10 but for some reason I cant read the device file. I　am absolutley sure that the node is correct (mouse1).

When I do a "cat /dev/input/mouse1" and move the mouse around, I don`t get any output on the console screen.

Is there anyone who has successfully read device files in Ubuntu 8.10? 8.10 uses HAL policy files instead of xorg.conf and I`m not sure if this means the device files can be read or not, and if they can be read, what the correct way to do that is.

Thx