48235 – Changing kernel handling of usbmouse drivers in Linux 2.6

Bug 48235 - Changing kernel handling of usbmouse drivers in Linux 2.6

Summary: Changing kernel handling of usbmouse drivers in Linux 2.6

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs-user
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Desktop Configuration Guide (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High minor (vote)
Assignee:	Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2004-04-18 09:50 UTC by Angela Kuehn
Modified:	2004-05-01 10:24 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Angela Kuehn 2004-04-18 09:50:19 UTC

In a kernel 2.6 it is not enough to compile the USB drivers as a module for using an USB mouse. It will not work.

Reproducible: Always
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Actual Results:  
The problem is that the PS/2 mouse driver is compiled into the kernel
unconditionally, so the PS/2 driver is always loaded at boot. To solve the
problem it is neccessary to compile the USB drivers into the kernel, too. 
It is written in the Documentation of kernel 2.6 in i386/usb-legacy-support.txt.
It would be fine if you can add this to the Desktop Configuration Guide

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-05-01 10:24:18 UTC

Fixed in CVS. Thanks for reporting!