Re: lost mouse functionality in 2.6.x kernel upgrade
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Ralph Crongeyer wrote:
> In /etc/modules add the line:
>
> psmouse
>
> Then restart X.
Unfortunately this did not change anything. Even after putting the entry
psmouse in the file /etc/modules, the mouse cursor remains frozen when the
computer gets into gui mode. It does not respond to anything I do with
the physical mouse. Incidentally, gpm also does not work in the console
(i.e., no cursor appears when I move the mouse around, as it does when I
am in a console when using the 2.4.25 kernel). Perhaps I need to
uncomment the generic mouse entry in XF86Config-4 again? I don't really
see how that could apply though, since it's not a USB mouse (unless my
understanding of the generic mouse stanza as referring to USB mice is
mistaken).
Thanks, James
>
> On Tuesday 13 April 2004 08:36 am, James Miller wrote:
> > I've tried upgrading to the 2.6.x kernel on my Debian Sid system a couple
> > of times now, but each time I boot into the gui with the new kernel, I
> > lose all mouse functionality. In other words, no matter what I do to the
> > physical mouse, the cursor on the screen will not move: it just stays
> > stuck there in the middle. This is just a regular old ps/2 mouse. I've
> > upgraded several 2.4.x kernels and never had any mouse problems. I do
> > have gpm installed, and the configured mouse in XF86Config-4 points to
> > /dev/gpmdata. So far, I've tried commenting out the generic mouse section
> > of XF86Config-4 which, as I understood, is meant to enable USB mice (which
> > I don't have) and its corresponding entry in the ServerLayout section.
> > But that did not resolve the problem. I'm currently trying to use the
> > 2.6.4 kernel. Can anyone help me to resolve this problem?
> >
> > Thanks, James
>
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