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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2002 6:16 pm    Post subject: usb mouse again :( Reply with quote

Hi
I know that this topic was discussed in this forum very often, but it still doesn't work. I read the forum manual https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=79 and the manual at linux-usb.org

But my mouse still doesn't work. I compiled ther kernel as it was described in the forums tutorial (link above), but actually my mouse doesn't move!

I can't quote any error messages because there are none!
the instalation guide on linux-usb.org says that i should see strange characters when doing cat /dev/input/mice when moving the mouse. But there are no strange characters. The light of the mouse (intelli explorer) is on, and there are two devices found in /proc/bus/usb (joystick and mouse, but i only want to use the mouse). I don't know where the mistake is...

any ideas??
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PostPosted: Tue May 07, 2002 9:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

maybe this helps you to help me:

when i plug my mosue in the command "tail -f /var/log/messages" shows this:

Code:
May 7 11:24:47 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2, assigned device number 3
May 7 11:24:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: ionterrupt, status 3, frame# 1227
May 7 11:24:47 localhost kernel: hiddev0: USB HID v1.00 Mpuse [Microsoft Microsoft IntelliMouse« Explorer] on usb1:3.0


may anybody could give me a tip??!!
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PostPosted: Tue May 07, 2002 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi...

long shot: do you have HIDINPUT support in your kernel ??

btw: the red light and the debug msg. only indicates, that your usb BUS is working.. all attached deviced need extra modules/support
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PostPosted: Tue May 07, 2002 2:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I compiled HID as module as described in https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=79 . I also compiled Input core and input core mouse as modules. My kernel is compiled as it was described in the link above. And i also added them to the modules.autoload and when i do "lsmod" I see that they are activated...
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PostPosted: Tue May 07, 2002 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hmm.. my last idea...

can you check the /dev/input/mouse0 device ??
iirc, i use this instead of /dev/input/mice
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PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2002 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

actually i haven't rebootet in gentoo up to know :)
But as i know there is no device called mouse0 in my /dev/input?

i've tried the module uhci and usb-uhci, but it doesn't work... now i also installed the usb-mouse module... but also with this it doens't work.

maybe the last chance to have a mouse in gentoo is to use the usb/ps2 adapter?!
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2002 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

problems still unsolved und slowley i'm thinking about kicking gentoo away...

but i will try to solve this problem... it would be the easy way to use the ps2 adapter. AND IT HAS TO WORK WITH THE USB MOUSE!

ok: Now i also built in the raw data HIDDEV support, just to check if the usb port works in general...
yes: when i make
Code:
cat /dev/usb/hid/hiddev0

I see the strange raw data when moving the mouse.
But it still doesn't work with /dev/input/mice
How can i recreate this device?
any ideas??!!!
PLEASE!
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PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

After reading this thread, I decided to try and get my usb mouse working.
First, I looked in /dev/input and found it empty.
Then I looked in /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/input and found mousedev.o. So...
# modprobe mousedev
Checking back in /dev/input I found mice and mouse0. But still no working usb mouse. I thought (and still think, maybe) it was the link /dev/mouse -> /dev/misc/psaux. So, I tried to change it...
# cd /dev/
# rm mouse
# ln -s /dev/input/mouse0 mouse
But the the link "mouse" kept reappearing still linked to /dev/misc/psaux. That may be a good thing, probably a reason for it.
So, I thought i was gonna post what info i had and maybe suggest a $10 ps2 mouse. Then I had another thought, the XF86Config...
# nano -w /etc/X11/XF86Config

Relevant section as it apperared originally:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse0"
EndSection

Modifications:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
EndSection

I tried guessing a few things, Protocol for example, but that proved inncorrect as X wouldn't start. With the modifications pasted I restarted X the usb mouse worked!
Clearly, this will only affect the mouse within X. The more general solution is in the proper linking of /dev/mouse, I think.

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PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm using the Procol "IMPS/2" and the Device "/dev/input/mice". I consider it interesting that you have a mouse0 ion yout /dev/input after modprobing mousedev, because i don't have. And I also don't think that my /dev/mouse isn't linked correctly, because i don't have a /dev/mouse :)

what i will try now is to load the mousedev later. I Don't know in which order the modules.autoload should load all the usb related modules. So I'll reboot my mashine and start in gentoo....
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PostPosted: Sat May 11, 2002 2:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ChapY wrote:
I'm using the Procol "IMPS/2" and the Device "/dev/input/mice". I consider it interesting that you have a mouse0 ion yout /dev/input after modprobing mousedev, because i don't have. And I also don't think that my /dev/mouse isn't linked correctly, because i don't have a /dev/mouse :)

what i will try now is to load the mousedev later. I Don't know in which order the modules.autoload should load all the usb related modules. So I'll reboot my mashine and start in gentoo....
:D Just edit "etc/modules.autoload"
usbcore
usb-uhci
input
usbmouse
mousedev

That's all
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2002 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When you compile the kernel, include the two options under the "USB HID Support", namely "Input layer" and "raw HID" support. I'm not sure which is required, I included both and this made it work for me.
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2002 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a logitech Optical iFeel Mouse (usb) and it's working just fine !

Here are my kernel settings :


  • Input Core Support: Enable mouse support, either you compile it into the kernel, or as a module.
  • Usb support : Some options I turned on
    - Preliminary USB device filesystem (not required, but comes in handy while x6ing information :P)
    - UHCI Alternate Driver (je) support (this worx for me, if it doesn't work try UHCI (Intel,PIIx4, via, ...) support)
    - USB Human Interface (Full Hid) Support (required)
    - Hid input layer support (required)
    - /dev/hiddev raw hid device support (required)


If you need other options in usb support, enable them too, ofcourse.

If you compiled mouse support (input devices) as a module, you'll need to add mousedev to the modules.autoload file.

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PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2002 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Make sure your /etc/X11/CF86Config has this for your mouse, I just figured this out earlier yesterday.



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