Re: USB Mouse, GPM and Kernel 2.4

[Jerome Acks Jr <jracksjr@bellatlantic.net>]

Didier Malenfant wrote:

> I was the one with the ES1371 problems, I tried to start from scratch by
> compiling 2.4.16 myself and now my soundcard works fine. Only difference
> seems to be that I now have an audio codec module loaded, didn't have
> that under 2.2.18.
>
> I don't have a /dev/input directory, am I missing a package? (devfs?)


For setting up your USB mouse take a look at
http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/c122.html
http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x173.html
http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x194.html
Also load kernel module mousedev.o, if it is not compiled into your kernel.


> I haven't tried /dev/usbmouse under X but I will do.


I couldn't get my USB mouse to work with this device and use /dev/input/mice


> -D
>
> On Thu, 2001-12-20 at 00:06, Cameron Matheson wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > On Thu, 2001-12-20 at 00:25, Didier Malenfant wrote:
> >
> > > I'm switching to 2.4 to try and sort out some other problems (with
> > > sound).
> > Have you tried Alsa (it's great).  What kind of problems are you having?
> >
> >
> > > Under 2.2.18 my Intellimouse explorer would work with GPM, from what I
> > > gather the usbmouse driver would translate everything into a standard
> > > PS/2 format because gpm.conf was still using /dev/psaux and everything
> > > worked (even though the mouse was in the USB port).
> > That kinda surprises me.  My usb mouse is /dev/input/mice (i also made a
> > symlink to /dev/mouse)  I believe you will find info on creating
> > /dev/input/mice in Documentation/usb/hid.txt (in the kernel source).
> >
> >
> > > Under 2.4 this doesn't work. I tried to point gpm to /dev/usbmouse but
> > > no chance. Loaded modules are input, usbmouse and mousedev.
> > >
> > > What settings should I be using in gpm.conf and what modules need to be
> > > loaded?
> > Sorry... gpm started to make my system lose input on bootup, so I
> > stopped using it a while ago... If you can't get it to work even w/ the
> > /dev/input/mice, i'll try gpm again....
> >
> >
> > > (I'm using /dev/gpmdata for X so if I get gpm working, X works)
> > Just curious... what happens if you try X w/ your /dev/usbmouse file?
> >
> >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -D
> > Cameron Matheson
> >
> >
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Jerome