howto hotplug a USB Mouse and get it automagically work in X

faz

We'll, the subject says it all, i guess. My USB Mouse works great in Xfree86 4.2.1-r2 on my Inspiron 8000 notebook... but only when I startup with the USB Mouse allready plugged in or after I do a CTRL-ALT-Backspace. What I really want is to plug in the mouse en have it work immediately in X. I've been searching the forums and the Net for hours, but I can't find it.

I do get the following in my log after I plug in:

xr31Daisy · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 2:25 pm Post subject:

I've got the same kind of config ( i8200 + ms optical USB mouse ), and it works fine. Sometimes, the USB autodetection doesn't work on the first try? All I have to do is unplug it, and plug it in again.

Here's my XF86Config :
http://www.franchini.info/XF86Config

These are the 'interesting' sections :

pilla · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 2:33 pm Post subject:

Do you have hotplug installed in your notebook?
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faz · Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 2:37 pm Post subject:

Thanks xr31Daisy!!

I found the problem. I was using /dev/input/mouse0 instead of /dev/input/mice. It's working like a charm now.

Inf7 · n00b Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 16

I have the same mouse as Faz had above but that fix didn't help me out. My mouse doen't work in X at all and I am starting to run out of ideas on how to get this thing working.

I have had one hell of a time getting USB to run on my Sony Vaio and once I get it running X is saying that it can't find my mouse protocol. I tried the config that xr31Daisy posted and many other configs and still to no avail my mouse wont work in X.

I have cat'ed /dev/input/mice and I got the screen full of junk so the mouse is working. I must be missing one small thing for this puzzle to be solved.

What protocol should I use for the same kind of mouse as Fez?

Thanks in advance!

Ps I have abused the search on the forum and I had to give in and post. <3 u mods ^^

faz · Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2003 8:24 am Post subject:

Could you list you're USB modules (lsmod) or, if compiled into the kernel, the relevant .config entries.