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

[ntr <Norton.Roman@itri.brighton.ac.uk>]

>===== Original Message From seehowyouare@spymac.com =====
>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.

well, about the usb, I'm fighting it myself here... but my synaptics works 
perfectly. Here is how I installed:

1. Download (and install) the package 
xfree86-driver-synaptics_0.13.2-1_i386.deb (mine I got grom the unstable 
distribution)

2. etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (the "..." means that there probably is something else 
in theis space 8-)):

    Section "Module"
         ...
         Load    "synaptics"
    EndSection
    ...
    Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Touchpad"
        Driver          "synaptics"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Protocol"              "auto-dev"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "VertScrollDelta"       "100"
        Option          "AccelFactor"           "0.0010"
        Option          "RightEdge"             "5400"
        Option          "MaxTapTime"            "180"
        Option          "TopEdge"               "1900"
        Option          "SHMConfig"             "on"
        Option          "FingerLow"             "25"
        Option          "LeftEdge"              "1900"
        Option          "MaxTapMove"            "220"
        Option          "MinSpeed"              "0.02"
        Option          "FingerHigh"            "30"
        Option          "MaxSpeed"              "0.18"
        Option          "BottomEdge"            "4000"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
    EndSection
    ...
    Section "ServerLayout"
        ...
        InputDevice     "Touchpad"
        ...
    EndSection

theoretically, now you will have all the functions your mouse provides, like 
scrolling and some anoying functions that make mozilla to go back and forward 
on the pages it shows 8-)

I hope it hslps you

norton