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Sorry for the late reply but i was kinda busy
I did the "make menuconfig"
then it asked me to do a "make dep" which i did
I then did a "modprobe usbhid" but without any result, maybe i have to reboot to have it installed
ps : i don't know what happened but i can't launch synaptic anymore, it's telling me it has a problem with pango, do you know how i can fix this?
Maybe - try it! You may need some more modules - I have usb-uhci and ehci-hcd too - not sure what they do, but I think you need them to get any USB device to work. Can you post your lsmod?
ps : i also have to type everytime the xmodmap command, i create a file called .xinitrc but it doesn't seems to load at startup
in the file i only wrote the command, nothing else
I have the /dev/input/mice
I have to check the XF86Confing-4 file to check where it's pointing
When i do a more /dev/input/mice it doesn't tell me that the device doesn't exist (like for the others files) but i don't get any symbols when i move the mouse
Maybe i should try updating the XF file and then reboot the comp with the mouse on the usb to see if this work
I tied to boot with the /dev/input/mice in the XF86 file but X crashes and tells me that he didn't found the mouse
I really don't know what to do next, i've tried everything you said
Is it because i put the hid and all inside the kernel and not as a module?
Is it because i put the hid and all inside the kernel and not as a module?
Possibly, yes. I have them as modules, and it works fine. Try again but using modules. Remember to update your lilo/grub and reboot, and check that the modules are loaded at boot time. If they do not load automatically, modprobe them manually. Please post the exact error messages, if any.
Under 'Code maturity level options', select 'Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers' and then it will appear under USB It is marked as EXPERIMENTAL so it won't even show up in the menu unless this option is selected.
i've added ehci and i switch the others to modules (i added them to the modules files so to load them at booting) but htat didn't help, the mouse still won't work when it's in the usb port
I can post the result i get with dmesg (or i can link it here)
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