Sounds like it is specific to slackware. On Sat, 10 Apr 2004, tj wrote:
> In my attempts to get my usb joystick working I noticed something > strange concerning doing a modprobe hid. > On this system, Slackware 2.4.22 kernel, this is what happens: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:2.4.22# modprobe hid > modprobe: Can't locate module keybdev which is needed for hid > > Now, according to modules.dep, hid.o is only dependant upon input.o and > usbcore.o. > So, why is hid.o saying it needs those two? > > Also, I have the same 2.4.22 on another system and hid.o loads fine > WITHOUT keybdev.o or mouedev.o being loaded. > > Why does hid.o need keybdev and mousedev on one system, and not on the > other? > > I know I have asked a lot of questions here, but I really want to get > the Saitek Cyborg joystick working and get a better understanding of the > usb system. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users