USB mouse trouble (solved)

sniggit · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 11:47 pm Post subject: USB mouse trouble (solved)

I`m using the desktop guide here on gentoo

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/desktop.xml

I`ve gotten to the part where Im supposEd to install my usb mouse(a logitech dual optical).
After much hassle, i found the modules the guide says u need to use a usb mouse(mousedev, hid, input, usb-uhci and usbcore). I went through god knows how many module help files in menuconfig to find the ones i was looking for. Has to be a easier way if u know the module name, anybody know?

Anyway. I insmodded the modules and added them to modules.autoload.d, after this the says U should run a command:

Staren · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 3:13 am Post subject:

I just instaled kde on my desktop, got about the same problem for my optical usb logitech mouse; my /etc/X11/XF86Config was the cause: look at your core pointer's section, it should probably look like this:

# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

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

Hope this coul help...

pilgrimm · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 1:58 pm Post subject:

try this:

pilla · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:22 pm Post subject:

it may be the case that your usb hub is not usb-uhci, but usb-ohci for example. Please make sure you're using the right one

BTW, moving to DE.
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luugin · n00b Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 69

You might want to add

sniggit · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:58 pm Post subject:

okay, I`ve tried the command

sniggit · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:15 pm Post subject:

I guessing nobody has any ideas since nobody has posted, but here is what i have found out since last time:

If i disconnect the usbmouse and then reconnect it, it shows up in the kernel log.

Read around on the forum and found someone who suggested to put the modules in a certaion order, more specifically i have the modules in modules.autoload.d in this order:

usbcore
input
usb-uhci
hid
mousedev

I`ve had allot of troubles with gentoo cause im a n00b and just starting to learn, but i`ve been working on this for three days no without any success.. If anybody has ANY ideas, PLEASE! post your suggestion.
I`m one step from trying voodoo or something to get it to work

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TheWart · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject:

have you tried:

sniggit · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:01 pm Post subject:

Nope, dont have it. the only thing in /dev/input is mice.

Any ideas??
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RexSum · n00b Joined: 11 Dec 2002 Posts: 19 Location: netherlands

modprobe usbmouse
modprobe mousedev

cat /dev/input/mice should now work

unless you dont have support for the usb hub ,ohdi or something it's called.

sniggit · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:35 pm Post subject:

if u read the posts you would see have have a VIA chipset, and they use uhci.

ive tried modprobing them, still doesn`t work. Only thing is i use hid instead of usbmouse, could this be the problem. Dont think so but ill try it ASAP anyway..

Thanks anyway.

doesnt anybody have any idea what the problem could be??
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Koala Kid · Guru Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 382

hmmmmmm.... in my opinion the problem is with that hid module.
try to replace it with usbmouse.o

don't forget to delete hid from your modules.autoload and add usbmouse. :lol:

should work (worked for me)

sniggit · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:00 pm Post subject:

I`ver tried it, nothing happens.

could u please post your lsmod and the relevant part of XF86Config?
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Roguelazer · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:52 pm Post subject:

This is my XF86Config input snippet, from my silmutaneous PS/2 and USB mouse (the USB is wireless and tends to die right when I'm about to frag something):

peaceful · Apprentice Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 287 Location: Utah

The desktop configuration guide didn't work for getting my logitech usb mouse working either.

You may find some help in the following thread that finally helped me get MY mouse working.

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=58886

stormrider · n00b Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 23 Location: NF

you are missing the module hid. you can compile hid as module in the kernel, after this insmod hid and then it should work.

maybe any1 can tell me which part i have to compile as nodule to get the input module? i miss it but get mouse1 in/dev/input on usb connection and cat /dev/input/mice works.
thanks
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Roguelazer · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 11:39 pm Post subject:

hid doesn't need to be a module, it can be compiled in. Same for mousedev.
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sniggit · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:45 pm Post subject:

TNX peaceful!!!

I finally got the mouse to work and i am ar t last inside my kde desktop =)
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