2.6 & Mouse Issues

**saintNiX** · 11-26-2003, 10:09 PM

Is there some issue with kernel 2.6 & mice? It seems that no matter how I build 2.6, the mouse is not detected. When I boot 2.6 and startx to kde, the cursor is on the screen, but can not be moved. I have tried using XF86Config as is, as well as rewriting XF86Config using xf86cfg. Neither works. Additionally, I orginally built 2.6 by copying my old config from 2.4.20. That didn't work, so I rebuilt 2.6, using make menuconfig, from scratch. Nothing works. The mouse and XF86Config work fine under Gentoo-Sources, so I have no idea what is happening under 2.6. Any hints or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.

**pbharris** · 11-27-2003, 12:30 AM

hello - is usb devfs installed?

11-27-2003, 09:13 AM

you need event device and mouse support for USB mouse, as well as usbmouse or hid support.

/dev/input/mice is the normal device btw.

**saintNiX** · 11-27-2003, 01:06 PM

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Don't eat too much!

I don't have a usb mouse, is a simple ps/2. I am not sure if I had the usb devfs enabled or not, will have to check that. (And yes I feel like quite the idiot for not being able to figure this out, without asking for help!)