Hello, I'm having trouble getting my microsoft wireless 2.0 mouse working under x and gpm -- connected via usb. Neither my mouse or keyboard responds in X. I can't seem to get any response and it may have to do with me compiling a new kernel (2.6.17-rc5). I try "cat /dev/input/mice" and "cat /dev/mouse" but neither seem to be recieving any input.

I've searched the forums and tried everything listed, but to no avail. Here is some information that might help determine my problem.

xorg.conf
dmesg | grep "mouse"
dmesg | grep "usb"
cat /etc/rc.d/rc.modules | grep "usb"
cat /proc/bus/input/devices
It may also be important to note that /proc/bus/usb is empty.

Any help would be most appreciated. Could I have left a kernel option out?

So, I did some random recompiling and it somehow all worked. If anybody has any clue as to what did it. I would love to know

I noticed, however, that when the computer boots I get several messages saying "FATAL: Cannot find module usb-ohci/usb-uhci". Everything works but I'd rather not have this occuring. Do I just need to edit /etc/rc.d/rc.modules? Since it's also working, does this mean hotplug is finding the modules?

Thanks,
f.