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Re: strange problem with USB mouse



Don't top post.
On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 06:16:52AM -0800, Serena Cantor wrote:
> --- "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca> wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 09:17:52PM -0800, Serena Cantor wrote:
> > > I use sarge and its default kernel 2.4 and USB mouse.
> > > 
> > > USB mouse works fine with hotplug package. But after I remove hotplug, USB mouse refuse to
> > work
> > > even after I follow instruction on page below:
> > > 
> > > http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x194.html
> > > 
> > > Mostly I modprobe input, hid and mousedev.
> > > Then I use "cat /dev/input/mice" to test it.
> > 
> > OK.  Then what's the question?  What error messages are there?
> > 
>> I remove hotplug,
> modprobe input hid and mousedev, all seems OK.
> then I use "cat /dev/input/mice" to test mouse.
> The usb mouse does not respond to movement.

Does X work?  I've never used cat to test a mouse.  I'd use a terrier.

Doug.



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