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Re: Debian Sarge 2.4 to 2.6 kernel upgrade has USB issues



Op zo 15-08-2004, om 05:58 schreef Seehow Youare:
> Hi all,
> 
> Sarge 2.6.6 kernel on a Dell Inspirion 8500
> 
> I have upgraded to the 2.6.6 kernel and ACPI works (Yay !!)
> However no USB stuff works (boo !!) Mouse and built-in Synaprics 
> touch pad don't work so X isn't much use. 
> 
> I have Googled hard but can't seem to find a decent Debain orientated 
> doco that informs me as to what I need to change to get USB stuff 
> working or even my touchpad mouse.
> 
> All my hardware (USB included)  works under Fedora Core 2 2.6.7 
> kernel and also under Debian with the 2.4 kernel. So, I copied some X 
> stuff and fstab stuff from Fedora into the matching Debian files but 
> no joy.
> 
> I added proc and sys sections to fstab and changed my mouse entry in 
> XF86Config-4. See below
> 
> Any hints/links appreciated  :-)
> 
> 
> #Section "InputDevice"
> #	Identifier  "Mouse0"
> #	Driver      "mouse"
> #	Option	    "Protocol" "PS/2"
> #	Option	    "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> #	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> #	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
> #EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier  "Mouse0"
> 	Driver      "mouse"
> 	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> 	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> 	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 
> # If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then
> # this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you
> # also use USB mice at the same time.
> 	Identifier  "DevInputMice"
> 	Driver      "mouse"
> 	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> 	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> 	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
> EndSection
> 
as root do: modprobe psmouse mousedev

If it works put it in etc/modules so it will be loaded at startup
Hans



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