Re: Getting X to recognise usb mouse on plugin
On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 01:43:51PM +0300, Micha Feigin wrote:
> I have a usb mous which isn't always plugged in (its a loptop).
> It its plugged in when X starts up it is recognised ok (there is a
> pointer entry for /dev/input/mice). If its not plugged in its not always
> recognized. I haven't managed to pinpoint the reason. I do make
> occational changes to the driver setup when I change things. What should
> I do to make it recognized by a running X session? Is it the mousedev
> module?
> usb is configured as a modules on my system.
Just guessing, but: When X fails to recognize the mouse, were the usb
modules responsible for /dev/input/mice loaded when X started, i.e.
did X manage to open that device? Or did you get errors in
XFree86.0.log? I assume that /dev/input/mice needs to be accessible on
startup.
Cheers
Robert
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