[Linux-usb-users] USB mouse doesn't work under /dev/input/mice, kernel 2.4.21

[Akos Maroy]

Hi,

I have the following problem: I have a Logitech WheelMouse (USB) 
connected to my system. I have RedHat 9 installed.

The very strange symptom is, that if I run kernel 2.4.21, the mouse only 
works from the device /dev/psaux, using PS/2 protocol (even though it's 
a USB mouse). When I try /dev/input/mice either for gpm or X, it 
initializes, but the pointer simply won't move. When using it from under 
/dev/psaux, the mouse wheel is not operational. Trying /dev/input/mouse 
or mouse0 simply won't work.

The more strange thing is that on the very same machine, booting the 
RedHat stock kernel, linux-2.4.20-18.9, the mouse works fine from under 
/dev/input/mice.

What could I be doing wrong?

Akos

PS: some info about my system:

# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
via82cxxx_audio        24248   1  (autoclean)
uart401                 8324   0  (autoclean) [via82cxxx_audio]
ac97_codec             14536   0  (autoclean) [via82cxxx_audio]
sound                  73492   0  (autoclean) [via82cxxx_audio uart401]
tuner                  12384   1  (autoclean)
tvaudio                15580   1  (autoclean)
bttv                   81856   0  (autoclean)
videodev                8288   3  (autoclean) [bttv]
i2c-algo-bit            8776   1  (autoclean) [bttv]
soundcore               6468   4  (autoclean) [via82cxxx_audio sound bttv]
i2c-core               19012   0  (autoclean) [tuner tvaudio bttv 
i2c-algo-bit]
agpgart                46528   3  (autoclean)
nvidia               1676640  10  (autoclean)
parport_pc             18756   1  (autoclean)
lp                      8804   0  (autoclean)
parport                36416   1  (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
autofs                 13364   0  (autoclean) (unused)
ppp_synctty             7840   0  (unused)
ppp_async               9376   1
ppp_generic            24316   3  [ppp_synctty ppp_async]
slhc                    6932   0  [ppp_generic]
8139too                18152   1
mii                     3976   0  [8139too]
ipt_REJECT              4056   6  (autoclean)
iptable_filter          2412   1  (autoclean)
ip_tables              14648   2  [ipt_REJECT iptable_filter]
sg                     35852   0  (autoclean)
sr_mod                 17848   0  (autoclean)
ide-scsi               12080   0
scsi_mod              106452   3  [sg sr_mod ide-scsi]
ide-cd                 35360   0
cdrom                  33216   0  [sr_mod ide-cd]
ohci1394               28808   0  (unused)
ieee1394               63588   0  [ohci1394]
ntfs                   60064   1  (autoclean)
nls_iso8859-1           3548   3  (autoclean)
nls_cp437               5148   2  (autoclean)
vfat                   12844   2  (autoclean)
fat                    38552   0  (autoclean) [vfat]
ext3                   69536   1  (autoclean)
jbd                    51652   1  (autoclean) [ext3]
keybdev                 2880   0  (unused)
mousedev                5428   1
input                   5664   0  [keybdev mousedev]
hid                    11704   0  (unused)

# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400 AGP] Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge
00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: IC Ensemble Inc ICE1712 [Envy24] 
(rev 02)
00:0c.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video 
Capture (rev 02)
00:0c.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture 
(rev 02)
00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 IDE (rev 01)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus 
Master
IDE (rev 06)
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 AC97 
Audio Controller (rev 50)
00:13.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
00:14.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host 
Controller (rev 46)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV20 [GeForce3] 
(rev a3)

relevant section from XF86Config:

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option      "Protocol" "PS/2"
    Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option      "Buttons" "5"
    Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
the section I would have expected to work, but it doesn't:

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
    Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option      "Buttons" "5"
    Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection


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