/dev/input/mice problem with 2.4.19-pre9 & 10

/dev/input/mice problem with 2.4.19-pre9 & 10

[Michael De Nil]

hey

I saved the old config from 2.4.18 (with make menuconfig) and loaded it
with kernel 2.4.19-pre9 and pre10. everything compiles etc, the kernel
boots, but my usb-mouse is not working any more ...

All modules were loaded and none gave any error.

When I move my mouse while catting /dev/input/mice, nothing appears ...

Other USB-device work...


michael

btw: sry for this n00b-bugreport :) plz tell me if you need any more
information

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                Michael De Nil -- michael@aerythmic.be
       Linux LiSa 2.4.18 #9 SMP zo mei 5 13:42:48 CEST 2002 i686
  11:37:01 up 33 days, 16:57, 16 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.08
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Re: /dev/input/mice problem with 2.4.19-pre9 & 10

[Brad Hards]

On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 19:41, Michael De Nil wrote:
> hey
>
> I saved the old config from 2.4.18 (with make menuconfig) and loaded it
> with kernel 2.4.19-pre9 and pre10. everything compiles etc, the kernel
> boots, but my usb-mouse is not working any more ...
This probably should tell you that what you've done is a silly thing: 
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-usb-devel&m=101761858728615&w=2

If you'd done a make oldconfig, you'd have seen the new option for 
CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT. 

Brad
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Re: /dev/input/mice problem with 2.4.19-pre9 & 10

[Thunder from the hill]

Hi,

On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Michael De Nil wrote:
> When I move my mouse while catting /dev/input/mice, nothing appears ...
> 
> Other USB-device work...

Please try /dev/input/mouse0.

[thunder@hawkeye.luckynet.adm /usr/src/thunder-2.5.20] (0) ls -l /dev/input/
total 0
crw-r--r--    1 root     root      13,  63 Dec 31  1969 mice
crw-r--r--    1 root     root      13,  32 Dec 31  1969 mouse0
[thunder@hawkeye.luckynet.adm /usr/src/thunder-2.5.20] (0)

Regards,
Thunder
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Re: /dev/input/mice problem with 2.4.19-pre9 & 10

[Brad Hards]

On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:23, Thunder from the hill wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Michael De Nil wrote:
> > When I move my mouse while catting /dev/input/mice, nothing appears ...
> >
> > Other USB-device work...
>
> Please try /dev/input/mouse0.
>
> [thunder@hawkeye.luckynet.adm /usr/src/thunder-2.5.20] (0) ls -l
> /dev/input/ total 0
> crw-r--r--    1 root     root      13,  63 Dec 31  1969 mice
> crw-r--r--    1 root     root      13,  32 Dec 31  1969 mouse0
That won't make any difference - it will say "no such device". 

Both devices are created by the same input subsystem mouse driver. That driver 
is loaded (because /dev/input/mice was able to be opened), but there is no 
underlying USB support for the input subsystem. Input subsystem support was 
made configurable in -pre9, and if you don't select that option, then the hid 
parser directs the output to /dev/usb/hiddevX.

Brad

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