On 13 Feb 2002, Jason Majors wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 11:25:06PM -0700, Jason Majors scribbled... > > How do I get a USB mouse to work? > > I'm running Sid with kernel 2.4.17, and have enabled: > > > > CONFIG_INPUT > > CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV > > CONFIG_USB > > CONFIG_USB_UHCI > > CONFIG_USB_HID > > > > I have an Asus K7VE with the KT133 chipset and a Logitech USB mouse. > > > > Thanks, > > Jason > > > Figured I should actually list my problem... > > I got the kernel compiled and running, but the help under the kernel > tool said the mouse should be available as /dev/input/mouseX. That does > not exist and my guess attempt at MAKEDEV didn't work. > Where is the device? Or how do I create it? I recently did an install on a IBM Thinkpad, and needed to configure a USB mouse. At that point I was in a similar position to you. For your immediate question, see http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x194.html (top part) This entire document, the Linux USB sub-system ( http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/book1.html ) is very useful. Also check out http://www.linux-usb.org/FAQ.html See particularly the section on hotplugging, http://www.linux-usb.org/FAQ.html#gs4 I think this is well worth installing, since you will just be able to plug in new USB devices and use them immediately. At least for me, this worked flawlessly right out of the box with Woody/2.4.17, though it does seem to be in a very early stage of development. I just installed the Debian packages hotplug-utils and hotplug. Of course, I had configured my kernel appropriately. It is probably also worth installing usbutils (another Debian package). Note that I'm not using devfs. HTH. Sincerely, Faheem Mitha.
