[NTLUG:Discuss] [Bulk] mouse support w/2.6.13 kernel

[Leroy Tennison]

Tom Tumelty wrote:
> I have tried to installed Slackware 10.2 with Kernel 2.6.13 and cannot get
> the mouse to work with X. I have tried several different mice and several
> diffferent xorgconfig mice options and the mouse will not work.  On the same
> machine Slackware 10.2 with kernel 2.4.x works and X is not a problem. Has
> anyone had this problem, or know how to fix this problem ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Tom
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Don't know anything about Slackware but the newer kernels can introduce 
mouse issues.  One though is to add /*one*/ of the following as a 
parameter to the kernel line in your boot script:

psmouse.proto=bare
psmouse.proto=exps
psmouse.proto=imps