2.6.1, no mouse - annoying

[jjohnson at sunrise-linux.com (miah)]

Did you configure the mouse as a input device?  In 2.6 it's mandatory that you enable the INPUT_DEV stuff. eg:

# CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV is not set

(though you'll want that to be = y)

You should also enable keyboard, and if you have a gameport you'd like to use (not that anybody makes joysticks that use gameport these days)

-miah

On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 09:12:51PM -0500, Brendan wrote:
> Compiled 2.6.1 vanilla on a Mandrake 9.2 box, and everything works splendidly 
> (with an upgrade of the init tools), except my standard PS/2 mouse.
> Board is an ASUS P4PE with ICH4 chipset, and two standard PS/2 ports that have 
> a keyboard and mouse attached. Works fine under 2.4.22 and everything else in 
> the world. Has never worked in 2.5.x or 2.6.x.
> 
> Googling, I find a few things like mine, but no solution that works for me.
> 
> Tried modifying /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
> and changed the mouse location to: /dev/psaux (the original for under 
> 2.4.22), /dev/input/mice, /dev/input/mouse0
> 
> Dmesg reports an IMPS/2 mouse found and says:
> "mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice 
>  input: PS/2 IMPS/2 Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1 "
> 
> Tried futzing with the debug defines in i8042.c, and got a god-awful amount of 
> debug output that wasn't helpful.
> 
> Even tried the fix described below:
> "You must go in /linux-2.6.0/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
> Remove this lines
> 
> >         if (i8042_command(&param, I8042_CMD_AUX_DISABLE))
> >                 return -1;
> >         if (i8042_command(&param, I8042_CMD_CTL_RCTR) || (~param &                 
> >I8042_CTR_AUXDIS))
> >                 return -1;
> 
> and save
> recompile kernel"
> 
> Through it all, the mouse pointer just sits there, looking like it wants to 
> move.
> 
> So, unless I am missing something simple, I can't think of anything else.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> Brendan
> 
> 
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