[NTLUG:Discuss] mouse support w/2.6.13 kernel

[Spicerun]

Since kernel-2.6.13 and above have removed devfs, you are probably using 
udev, and udev no longer makes the psaux link to the mouse.  In the 
Xorg.conf file, change 'Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux"' to 
'Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"' and your mouse should work just 
fine.

You could compile psaux legacy link option into the kernel, but it has 
been my experience that udev still won't automatically make /dev/psaux.

The kernel proto options are good, but my understanding that is purely 
to turn on the old mouse behavior in that kernel (they had to disable 
the new behavior in kernel versions about that time, but I know the new 
behavior is enabled in the 2.6.15 and 2.6.16 kernels.

At least this is what I've found.

--Spicerun



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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