On 08 Oct 2005, Antony Gelberg wrote: > Anthony Campbell wrote: > > On 07 Oct 2005, Antony Gelberg wrote: > > > >>Anthony Campbell wrote: > >> > >>>My computer crashed recently so I built a new one (AMD Sempron, ASRock > >>>K8Upgrade-1689 m/b) and installed the original HDs. Most things work as > >>>expected (not USB so far) but the most urgent problem is that the mouse > >>>pointer is frozen in the middle of the screen in X. > >> > >>Hmm. I'm astonished that USB doesn't work. Are you using your own > >>compiled kernel? > >> > >> > > > > > > It does now. I needed to compile different options in the kernel (OHCI, > > EHCI instead of UHCI). > > If you don't _need_ to compile your own kernel, the Debian images are > just fine. And IME it's pretty rare to _need_ to. > >
You're orobably right. I do use the Debian image on my laptop. It's just that I got into the habit of compiling my own kernels for the desktop long ago, before I started with Debian, and I've continued out of force of habit, I suppose. But perhaps I shouldn't bother. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
