Hi nykey, gbonvehi, et al,
Wow, after installing both the alsa-driver and kernel-modules from
the linux-2.6.13 directory in the CD installation disk#2 the mouse
worked just fine (and a startup alsa error message also disappeared).
Thank you all so much, you were extremely helpful.
Cheers to you all!
-kenyon
Below retraces the steps used to get the mouse working (and to get
alsa installed) on slackware 10.2 (with test26.s kernel).
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STEPS TO GET MOUSE WORKING AFTER INSTALL OF SLACKWARE 10.2
(with test26.s kernel)
note: use slackware-install-10.2-d2.iso cdrom
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LIST USB DEVICES AFTER INITIAL INSTALL
# lsusb # returns nothing
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Insert slackware 10.2 installation disk #2 (.iso)
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MOUNT CDROM
# mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
mount: block device /dev/hdc is write-protected, mounting read-only
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CD TO kernel packages on cdrom
# cd /mnt/cdrom/linux-2.6.13
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INSTALL MISSING PACKAGES (alsa-driver and kernel-modules)
# installpkg alsa-driver-1.0.9b_2.6.13-i486-1.tgz
Installing package alsa-driver-1.0.9b_2.6.13-i486-1...
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
alsa-driver: alsa-driver (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture drivers)
alsa-driver:
alsa-driver: The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) provides audio and MIDI
alsa-driver: functionality to the Linux operating system. This package contains
alsa-driver: driver in the form of kernel modules and include files for all of
alsa-driver: the sound cards supported by ALSA.
alsa-driver:
alsa-driver: For more information, see
http://alsa-project.org
alsa-driver:
Executing install script for alsa-driver-1.0.9b_2.6.13-i486-1...
# install package kernel-modules-2.6.13-i486-1.tgz
Installing package kernel-modules-2.6.13-i486-1...
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
kernel-modules: kernel-modules (Linux kernel modules)
kernel-modules:
kernel-modules: A kernel module is a piece of object code that can be dynamically
kernel-modules: loaded into the Linux kernel to provide new kernel functions. Most of
kernel-modules: these modules provide support for devices such as CD-ROM drives, tape
kernel-modules: drives, and ethernet cards. You can choose which modules to load by
kernel-modules: editing /etc/rc.d/rc.modules.
kernel-modules:
Executing install script for kernel-modules-2.6.13-i486-1...
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RESTART
# shutdown -r now # reboot
...
Login: ...
Password: ...
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TEST MOUSE
$ startx
# MOUSE WORKS
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TEST INTERNET CONNECTION USING BROWSER
# Start browser
# INTERNET CONNECTION WORKS
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LIST USB
| K Menu | System | Konsole (Terminal Program)
# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. # usb mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05ac:1300 Apple Computer, Inc. # usb (my Apple shuffle)
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
(note that now both usb mouse and usb apple shuffle appear)
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