Kernel Compile for USB Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Combo

veritos · 07-10-2006, 08:18 PM

I have a really nasty wireless keyboard and mouse combo. It's not really compatible with anything, but here's what I've gotten to work with it:

* Ubuntu 5.04 works perfectly, but I don't have Internet on it so I haven't tried 6.06.
* Slackware: the keyboard works IIRC, but the mouse doesn't. With USB driver, it will only move right and I have no control over it.
* SLAX, just a sec--let me check right now. Everything works.
* LFS LiveCD: keyboard works (through BIOS), but not mouse.

What module/feature do I need to add to a custom-compiled kernel to get it to work with this hardware setup?

FreeDoughnut · 07-11-2006, 06:13 PM

It may be an xorg.conf problem. Post whay kind of mouse and keyboard they are.

veritos · 07-11-2006, 10:19 PM

It's not an xorg problem, because the same happens at command line with the command line mouse driver whose name eludes me at the moment.

It's a Memorex RF7000 though (both came in the same box).

Thanks for the help.

EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out...GPM was looking at something other than /dev/input/mice , and I got X working by pointing it there also with IMPS/2.

tching@yahoo.com · 08-31-2006, 01:37 AM

hey veritos:

I have a HP m7580n which has wireless USB keyboard/mouse. I think it's stopping me from installing any thing. I get this psmouse error saying sync error throwing out n bytes. Is this part of your problem too ? how did you get around it ? I tried ubuntu 6.06.. no luck.. blank screen. CentOS SuSE both complain about this mouse. maybe I should try SLAX ?