Run the following commands as root: modprobe mousedev modprobe psmouse
If you added the lines mousedev psmouse to /etc/modules then the respective modules will be loaded at boot time. On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 21:21, panda wrote: > Hi, > > I installed the 2.6.0-test9-1-i386 kernel on my laptop > HP ZE 5170 > Pentium 4 > 512 MB ram > 15 inch screen > ATI Radeon mobility graphics card 32 MB > Trident sound card > > The problem is that the mousepad stops working along with the sound > card. > > I cheched lsmod. It shows mousedev but it is not used. > I tried rmmod mousedev and then insmod mousedev but no effect. > > kudzu doesn't detect any new hardware either. > > I have a working 2.4.18-bf24 kernel which didn't need to be prodded for > the mouse configuration. > > Can I do anything other than compiling the kernel. Should I be trying > something else? > Thanks a lot for all ur help. > > Panda -- .''`. Paul William : :' : Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]