Hello!

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:35:14 -0700
Bryan Gardiner <b...@khumba.net> wrote:
> 
> Does the mouse work if you try starting X with /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
> empty?  Or maybe re-emerge xf86-input-evdev, -synaptics, -mouse?
> 
  Yes, I re-emerged all the drivers after X-server upgrade.

> You should be able to check whether your kernel recognizes your mouse
> with something like:
> 
> ~ $ grep -ie mouse -e synaptics -e touch /proc/bus/input/devices
> N: Name="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
> H: Handlers=mouse0 event5 
> N: Name="USB Optical Mouse"
> H: Handlers=mouse1 event7
> 
  I tried this and it turned out that with my old kernel (3.4.5) , I
can see both Touchpad and USB mouse devices, whereas with the new one
(3.5.0) I can see only Touchpad.

I also discovered some difference in /var/log/messages log during
re-attaching the mouse to USB port with two different kernels: 3.4.5
and 3.5.0.
With 3.5.6 I get these messages (and mouse works):

kernel: usb 1-3: new low-speed USB device number 3 using ohci_hcd 
kernel: usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0458, idProduct=003a
kernel: usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
SerialNumber=0 
kernel: usb1-3: Product: Optical Mouse 
kernel: usb 1-3:Manufacturer: Genius 
kernel: input: Genius Optical Mouse
as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.0/input/input8 
kernel: generic-usb 0003:0458:003A.0002: input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse
[Genius Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:0b.0-3/input0

With 3.5.0 I get only these:

kernel: usb 1-3: new low-speed USB device number 5 using ohci_hcd 
kernel: usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0458, idProduct=003a 
kernel: usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
SerialNumber=0 
kernel: usb 1-3: Product: Optical Mouse 
kernel: usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Genius

  So it looks like the problem is not with X-server, but with the new
kernel. I'm puzzled, because all the drivers I used with my old kernel
are there for the new one.

> Though I would think it's more likely a problem with upgrading your X
> packages.  The driver packages all need to be upgraded after the
> server itself, and while I've always seen emerge get this right, I'm
> not sure whether that's deliberate or a coincidence.
> 
> Cheers,
> Bryan
> 
> 


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