AA ZZ writes:
> ==== USB broken on Sony VAIO PCG-FX250 running RedHat-7.1 Linux ====
[ ... ]
> I opted for a USB external mouse (Logitech Optical Wheel USB Mouse M-BD58) and
> also bought a Cannon S600 printer with USB connection. Unfortunately neither
> device works under Redhat-7.1 Linux (Stock kernel-2.4.2).
I'm running 7.1 on a Vaio SR17k. I don't know what Redhat's normal
kernel configuration is, but my impression is that not many USB
devices are enabled. I didn't try very hard to get it to work,
though; I figured I'd be better off with a newer kernel, since
USB developers have been doing great work on USB support.
I'm currently running 2.4.9 and have had good luck with USB devices
(I don't have a printer, but an external mouse works, as do serial
and storage devices). Redhat's 2.4.2 sources didn't actually compile
for me (syntax error), so I had to download a new kernel anyway.
Are you trying to use the USB mouse under X? Do you already know
about how to configure a second mouse? I thought I was having driver
problems, since it didn't see the USB mouse, until I found the very
clear mini-howto on using a USB mouse as a second mouse under X:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/other-formats/html_single/XFree86-Second-Mouse.html
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