On Monday January 12 at 10:21pm
Jim Higson <jh@333.org> wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:59:18 -0500, Johann Koenig
<explosive@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
>> As you can see I'm directing x to "/dev/input/mice". How can I be
>> sure> my kernel is using /dev/input/mice for the usb mouse?
>>> As root: cat /dev/input/mice
>>> move the mouse around, and see if anything shows up on the screen.
>>> If yes, the mouse is probably working properly.
>> cat: mice: no such device
> This suggests that your mouse is not registering with the system. Do
> you have hotplug &| the kernel module (if it is not built in) for
> usb mice?
I'm not certain. To be honest my prior *nix experiance is as a user,
not admin.
I think the output from lsmod I posted in my other reply sugest not?
It's possible for them to be built into the kernel too. Try 'cat
/proc/bus/usb/devices,' and post the results here.