On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 10:12:03AM +0200, Andreas Janssen wrote: > Hello > > Søren Christensen (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 12:44:11PM -0400, Bill Marcum wrote: > >> On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 11:30:54AM +0200, Søren Christensen wrote: > >> > >>> I've had some troubles with my mouse, after most reboots it > >>> wouldn't work, only after some (>1) dpkg-reconfigure > >>> xserver-xfree86 and reboots and stopping and restarting gdm several > >>> times, it would come to life. > >>> > >>> During a reboot now i just saw this message: > >>> ide-detect ide-disk psmouse modprobe: can't locate module psmouse > >>> > >>> I think that is the fault. Where do I find that module, and how can > >>> I make it a part of my installation. > >>> > >> Did you compile your own kernel? If not, the psmouse module should > >> be in /lib/modules/[version]/kernel/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.ko > >> If you can't find it there, you may need to reinstall kernel-image or > >> linux-image. > >> > > I use a stock-kernel (2.4.27-386) > > All the 2.4 kernels have the psmouse driver compiled into the kernel, > not as an external module. That is why the module is not there and > cannot be loaded. Do you have an PS/2 or an USB mouse? > I have a PS/2 mouse, but it's connected via a switch (two computers share mouse, keyborad and screen).
If the psmouse-module is compiled into the kernel, why then does it look for it as a module on boot? Now I handle the problem this way: After boot, when gdm has started and the mouse-pointer is frozen in the middle of the screen, I swtich to a console and do this as root: # /etc/init.d/gpm stop # /etc/init.d/gdm stop # /etc/init.d/gpm start # /etc/init.d/gdm start then the mouse has come alive! /Søren -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
