mouse in slackware

nixnoobie · 08-25-2003, 05:10 PM

ok so i recompiled kernel. didnt work. no big deal its happend before ill fix it later. But now i boot into the old kernel and X wont work because the /dev/mouse isnt working. How do i readd that and get my mouse tow ork again? Thanks

crumb · 08-25-2003, 05:13 PM

what kind of mouse do you use(PS\2 or USB)?
....is it a wireless mouse?(from my expirence I get into sticky situations when I try to introduce a wireless to my computer).

nixnoobie · 08-25-2003, 05:21 PM

it is USB logitech. and its always worked before. some configuration is just messed up now.

Azmeen · 08-25-2003, 10:12 PM

When you configure your kernel options, most likely you've forgotten the USB HID options. You'll need that to get USB input devices (keyboards, mouse) to work.

mcd · 08-27-2003, 02:42 AM

take a look at your etc/X11/XF86config input device and make sure you've got something like this:

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

see if that works...

nixnoobie · 08-27-2003, 08:26 PM

this problem has grown.. i can no longer mount /dev/cdrom im still using the OLD kernel, what went wrong?

Azmeen · 08-27-2003, 09:12 PM

I say that you absolutely need to recompile your kernel properly... the reason your system is cocking up right now is because you've compiled a custom kernel which has the same version number as the one Slack bundled... ie. 2.4.20.

Therefore, some modules might have changed, eg. you've compiled their feature straight into your new kernel, and thus they're no longer there.

What I would suggest is that you recompile your kernel again. Make absolutely sure you have ran make mrproper and make clean. And in the /boot dir you should see a config-ide-2.4.20. Copy that to your kernel source dir (usually /usr/src/linux) as .config (note the filename: DOTconfig). And do make menuconfig.

IMPORTANT!!!
Only add things which you know for certain you have/use!
Only remove things which you are certain you don't use!

The ones you obviously NEED are USB HID support, Generic IDE SCSI.

I hope now you understand that kernel compiling is absolutely a big deal. You can fubar a wonderfully working system by just deselecting a feature your system actually uses, or by adding something that your hardware doesn't support.

Good luck!