FIXED - w00t
I was trying to get a USB mouse working. It's a wireless HP branded chicony mouse with FCC ID:E8HMR-0522T. The mouse works in WinXP. A different USB mouse (wired) works on this machine just by plugging in (no config changes to be made).
For ID-ing the mouse: The mouse is red with buttons that integrate with the main body and are activated by flexing the plastic, it has a red centre wheel, no side buttons, the (new) battery is inserted at a slight angle through a flip up rear-end (like a car hood / car boot).
My main mouse at present is a PS2.
From /var/log/messages as first the not working wireless USB mouse and then the working USB mouse are plugged in and removed; note that a device at /dev/input/mouseX is assigned to the new mouse, just no cat output from that device! :
Code:
Jul 31 13:17:55 localhost kernel: usb 1-1.2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
Jul 31 13:17:56 localhost kernel: usb 1-1.2: Product: USB Wireless HID Receiver
Jul 31 13:17:56 localhost kernel: usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Chicony
Jul 31 13:17:56 localhost kernel: usb 1-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jul 31 13:17:56 localhost kernel: input: Chicony USB Wireless HID Receiver as /class/input/input3
Jul 31 13:17:56 localhost kernel: input: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Chicony USB Wireless HID Receiver] on usb-0000:00:07.2-1.2
Jul 31 13:20:00 localhost kernel: usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, address 5
Jul 31 13:20:36 localhost kernel: usb 1-1.2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
Jul 31 13:20:37 localhost kernel: usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Logitech
Jul 31 13:20:37 localhost kernel: usb 1-1.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jul 31 13:20:37 localhost kernel: input: Logitech as /class/input/input4
Jul 31 13:20:37 localhost kernel: input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Logitech] on usb-0000:00:07.2-1.2
Jul 31 13:20:49 localhost kernel: usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, address 6
Before posting I thought I'd try plugging the mouse's USB receiver in to the tower's front USB port rather than into a keyboard based port. It works!!
