Check out this howto: http://hints.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/usbmouse.txt , and verify that you see these modules loaded--uhci.o (or usb_ohci.o), hid.o, mousedev.o--in the output of lsmod.
Jesse On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > XF86Openserial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice > No such device > Logitech optical mouse: cannot open input device > PreInit failed for input device "Logitech optical mouse" > > I tried the recommended settings again after commenting out the > Microsoft IntelliMouse section (I was trying to run with both), but got > the same error messages > > I am using a stock kernel from the Woody CD distribution > > ls -a /dev/input shows mice > > I suppose I could use the adapter and plug it into the back of my > processor where the Microsoft mouse is now installed. Right now it is > plugged into a USB 1.1 port off of my keyboard > > -- > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Jesse Hutton > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 1:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [XFree86] XFConfig requirements for kbd and mouse > > pointer section: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > You have to make sure that the right modules are loaded in the kernel in > order to use usb devices. So, if you boot with the PS/2 mouse, you > might > have to load the modules by hand in order for it to work, otherwise they > should load automatically (I'm assuming you're running the stock > kernel). > > Jesse > > On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > > > I just tried that change (from /dev/psaux to /dev/input/mice) and x > > startup bombed out. Can you send me the full section for pointers from > > your Config-4 file? > > > > -- > > David > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > Behalf Of Jesse Hutton > > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 10:37 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [XFree86] XFConfig requirements for kbd and mouse > > > > Glad to hear it. You can probably use that optical mouse as well (I > > have > > a Logitech optical, which works great), but you just have to change > > /dev/psaux back to /dev/input/mice. > > > > Jesse > > > > On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > > > > > PROGRESS!!! > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
