Re: PS/2 mouse problems with kernel 2.4.x
On Sat, 2001-10-06 at 21:14, Torsten Kersting wrote: Hi all, im running woody/sid and did an update yesterday, since then I cant get my mouse to work with a 2.4.x kernel anymore. Its a PS/2 mouse that works fine with kernel 2.2.19 (console and X) but with a 2.4.x kernel I cant start gpm (no error message but ps ax shows no gpm process, oops in syslog see below) nor can I use the mouse in X without gpm, which worked before by changing /dev/gpmdata to /dev/psaux in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. cat /dev/psaux gives me device not found although I created it new using mknod /dev/psaux c 10 1 (and works with 2.2.19). The PS/2 port doesnt get recognized by the 2.4.x kernel (tried 2.4.8, 2.4.9 and 2.4.10) although psaux support is enabled (.config see below). I downgraded gpm to the potato version but that didnt change anything. Excerpts from the relevant files: XF86Config-4: Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse0 Driver mouse Option Protocol PS/2 Option Device /dev/gpmdata EndSection /etc/gpm.conf: device=/dev/psaux responsiveness= repeat_type=raw type=ps2 append= sample_rate= /proc/interrupts 2.2.19: CPU0 0: 14127 XT-PIC timer 1:346 XT-PIC keyboard 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc 9: 4060 XT-PIC aic7xxx, eth0 12:205 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse 13: 1 XT-PIC fpu NMI: 0 ERR: 0 /proc/interrupts 2.4.10: CPU0 0: 192839 XT-PIC timer 1: 12475 XT-PIC keyboard 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 5: 2 XT-PIC soundblaster 9: 9469 XT-PIC aic7xxx, eth0 NMI: 0 ERR: 0 /proc/misc 2.2.19: 135 rtc 1 psaux /proc/misc 2.4.10: 175 agpgart 134 apm_bios from /var/log/syslog 2.2.19: Oct 7 02:58:27 kaleunpc kernel: Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. from /var/log/syslog 2.4.10: Oct 7 02:12:36 kaleunpc /usr/sbin/gpm[183]: oops() invoked from gpm.c(972) Oct 7 02:12:36 kaleunpc /usr/sbin/gpm[183]: /dev/psaux: No such device ls -la /dev/psaux crw-r--r--1 root root 10, 1 Oct 7 02:18 /dev/psaux ls -la /dev/mouse lrwxrwxrwx1 root root7 Oct 7 02:50 /dev/mouse - gpmdata /usr/src/linux/.config: # Mice # # CONFIG_BUSMOUSE is not set CONFIG_MOUSE=y CONFIG_PSMOUSE=m # CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE is not set # CONFIG_PC110_PAD is not set I'll bet that psaux isn't loaded as a module right now. Try adding psaux to your /etc/modules file for your next reboot and modprobe psaux right now. This leaps out for two reasons, psaux is not listed as a misc device in 2.4 and you have it compiled as a module. Let the list know if this solves it or you need more help. --mike
Solved- Re: PS/2 mouse problems with kernel 2.4.x
Hi all, On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 01:11:45PM -0500 , Michael Heldebrant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2001-10-06 at 21:14, Torsten Kersting wrote: im running woody/sid and did an update yesterday, since then I cant get my mouse to work with a 2.4.x kernel anymore. Its a PS/2 mouse that works [...] /usr/src/linux/.config: # Mice # # CONFIG_BUSMOUSE is not set CONFIG_MOUSE=y CONFIG_PSMOUSE=m ^ This seemed to be the cause of my problem. I'll bet that psaux isn't loaded as a module right now. Try adding psaux to your /etc/modules file for your next reboot and modprobe psaux right now. This leaps out for two reasons, psaux is not listed as a misc device in 2.4 and you have it compiled as a module. Let the list know if this solves it or you need more help. Thanks a lot for pointing me in the right direction. I should have mentioned, that i did not only update the distro but the kernel as well, only this time giving make-kpkg --config=menuconfig --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image a try instead of using make menuconfig make dep clean bzImage etc. like i used to. Although I am absolutly sure that i marked Mouse Support as well as PS/2 mouse support in menuconfig with a * (Im sure because I allways do) it ended up as: CONFIG_MOUSE=y CONFIG_PSMOUSE=m in my .config, and no psaux module was build (i should have noticed this when posting it but maybe at around 3 or 4am i dont notice too much anymore ;-) ). Manually setting CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y and recompiling solved the problem. Weird thing is, that i reproduced this on my laptop with the same results. .config using make menuconfig: CONFIG_MOUSE=y CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y .config using make-kpkg --config=menuconfig: CONFIG_MOUSE=y CONFIG_PSMOUSE=m both times selecting Mouse Support and PS/2 mouse support with a *. Cheers, Torsten -- pub 1024D/46B588A9 2001-03-12 Torsten Kersting [EMAIL PROTECTED] Key fingerprint = 5869 11F0 1546 FDC4 82F2 E33F C692 C1CF 46B5 88A9 PGP Key available at http://www.hqpm.net/kersting/pgp/pgpkey
PS/2 mouse problems with kernel 2.4.x
Hi all, im running woody/sid and did an update yesterday, since then I cant get my mouse to work with a 2.4.x kernel anymore. Its a PS/2 mouse that works fine with kernel 2.2.19 (console and X) but with a 2.4.x kernel I cant start gpm (no error message but ps ax shows no gpm process, oops in syslog see below) nor can I use the mouse in X without gpm, which worked before by changing /dev/gpmdata to /dev/psaux in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. cat /dev/psaux gives me device not found although I created it new using mknod /dev/psaux c 10 1 (and works with 2.2.19). The PS/2 port doesnt get recognized by the 2.4.x kernel (tried 2.4.8, 2.4.9 and 2.4.10) although psaux support is enabled (.config see below). I downgraded gpm to the potato version but that didnt change anything. Excerpts from the relevant files: XF86Config-4: Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse0 Driver mouse Option Protocol PS/2 Option Device /dev/gpmdata EndSection /etc/gpm.conf: device=/dev/psaux responsiveness= repeat_type=raw type=ps2 append= sample_rate= /proc/interrupts 2.2.19: CPU0 0: 14127 XT-PIC timer 1:346 XT-PIC keyboard 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc 9: 4060 XT-PIC aic7xxx, eth0 12:205 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse 13: 1 XT-PIC fpu NMI: 0 ERR: 0 /proc/interrupts 2.4.10: CPU0 0: 192839 XT-PIC timer 1: 12475 XT-PIC keyboard 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 5: 2 XT-PIC soundblaster 9: 9469 XT-PIC aic7xxx, eth0 NMI: 0 ERR: 0 /proc/misc 2.2.19: 135 rtc 1 psaux /proc/misc 2.4.10: 175 agpgart 134 apm_bios from /var/log/syslog 2.2.19: Oct 7 02:58:27 kaleunpc kernel: Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. from /var/log/syslog 2.4.10: Oct 7 02:12:36 kaleunpc /usr/sbin/gpm[183]: oops() invoked from gpm.c(972) Oct 7 02:12:36 kaleunpc /usr/sbin/gpm[183]: /dev/psaux: No such device ls -la /dev/psaux crw-r--r--1 root root 10, 1 Oct 7 02:18 /dev/psaux ls -la /dev/mouse lrwxrwxrwx1 root root7 Oct 7 02:50 /dev/mouse - gpmdata /usr/src/linux/.config: # Mice # # CONFIG_BUSMOUSE is not set CONFIG_MOUSE=y CONFIG_PSMOUSE=m # CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE is not set # CONFIG_PC110_PAD is not set Im getting really desperated on this one, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Torsten -- pub 1024D/46B588A9 2001-03-12 Torsten Kersting [EMAIL PROTECTED] Key fingerprint = 5869 11F0 1546 FDC4 82F2 E33F C692 C1CF 46B5 88A9 PGP Key available at http://www.hqpm.net/kersting/pgp/pgpkey
PS/2 mouse problems, Solved!
My problem has been solved. Turns out my mouse wasn't working becuase I was trying to connect a serial mouse to a PS/2 port (using an adaptor). But once I tried connecting a real PS/2 mouse, it worked. As for interrupt 12, turns out that my BIOS was in Auto mode for PS/2 auxillary device support, so it only reserved it when it detected a mouse already connected to the PS/2 port during bootup. Now it even show up in /proc/interrpts. Thanks to anyone who made suggestions. Igor Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
Re: PS/2 mouse problems
Hmm, I think I'll try to boot with 2.2.9 and see if my PS/2 mous will work. If it does, then it really might be a bug that should be reported to the kernel people. I'd really like to get it to work because I'm running out of serial ports. :-) Igor -- On Mon, 9 Jul 2001 02:58:45 zerog wrote: dude I have the same problem with mine. Except I am running 2.4.6 with an abit motherboard, It has something to do with some incompatability because I am also running kernel 2.2.9 in a dual boot and it works fine there. And both kernels have the same options for the mouse. - Original Message - From: Khavkine Igor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 10:14 PM Subject: PS/2 mouse problems I have an Asus P5A motherboard and I'm running Linux-2.4.5, custom compiled. I have a problem using my PS/2 mouse port. I have enabled PS/2 mouse support in the kernel. I get this message when the computer boots up: ... Starting kswapd v1.8 Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. --- pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured ... However when I try to use the mouse with gpm or X, it just doesn't work! (I've tried protocols, PS/2 and microsoft). I've noticed that /proc/interrupts does not contain a line for interrupt 12, which is supposed to be reserved for PS/2. I think this could be a symptom of something, but I don't know what. I've tried disabling and enabling PS/2 support from the BIOS, but neither option has any effect. If anyone could shed some light on this situation or offer any advice, they'd be more then welcome. Thanks in advance. Igor Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
Re: PS/2 mouse problems
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001 01:35:08 Col. Mojo T. Wiggley wrote: - Original Message - From: Khavkine Igor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: linux.debian.user Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 7:20 PM Subject: PS/2 mouse problems I have an Asus P5A motherboard and I'm running Linux-2.4.5, custom compiled. I have a problem using my PS/2 mouse port. I have enabled PS/2 mouse support in the kernel. I get this message when the computer boots up: ... Starting kswapd v1.8 Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. --- pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured ... However when I try to use the mouse with gpm or X, it just doesn't work! (I've tried protocols, PS/2 and microsoft). I've noticed that /proc/interrupts does not contain a line for interrupt 12, which is supposed to be reserved for PS/2. I think this could be a symptom of something, but I don't know what. I've tried disabling and enabling PS/2 support from the BIOS, but neither option has any effect. If anyone could shed some light on this situation or offer any advice, they'd be more then welcome. Thanks in advance. Igor Sounds like a problem I had. In my case, I opened up the XF86Config file (in etc/X11 I think) in vi, scrolled down to the mouse settings and found that PS/2 was in lowercase... I changed it to uppercase and it worked (after much hair-pulling). Sounds crazy I know, and I don't know why this isn't all over the net, but it's worth a look. Let me know if it works out... I'm interested in knowing if I'm the only one with this problem. Unfortunately the problem was not only with X, but with gpm and anything else that used the mouse. So I doubt it woas something with my configuration, I think it's a problem with the PS/2 driver. But thanks for the tip. Igor Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
Re: PS/2 mouse problems
Khavkine Igor wrote: snip PS/2 mouse problems Try posting both your /etc/gpm.conf and the mouse section from your /etc/X11/XF86config to the list. I'm using PS/2 mice on three different systems under a few different kernels with no troubles at all. -- Mike Werner KA8YSD | He that is slow to believe anything and | everything is of great understanding, '91 GS500E| for belief in one false principle is the Morgantown WV | beginning of all unwisdom. pgpcqFFZHTpjm.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: PS/2 mouse problems
Khavkine Igor wrote: I have an Asus P5A motherboard and I'm running Linux-2.4.5, custom compiled. I have a problem using my PS/2 mouse port. I have enabled PS/2 mouse support in the kernel. I get this message when the computer boots up: ... Starting kswapd v1.8 Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. --- pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured ... However when I try to use the mouse with gpm or X, it just doesn't work! (I've tried protocols, PS/2 and microsoft). I've noticed that /proc/interrupts does not contain a line for interrupt 12, which is supposed to be reserved for PS/2. I think this could be a symptom of something, but I don't know what. snip I had the same problem a week or two ago, but it was on a laptop with a Synaptics touch pad (not likely to be related to your problem, but thought I'd toss out the info). When I used the synps protocol instead of ps2, gpm then started working properly. I don't remember for sure, but I don't think I ever was successful getting it to work properly in X, but it wasn't important so I just gave up on it. Kent
Re: PS/2 mouse problems
okay , i think you should tell X that the device you are to use is /dev/psaux
PS/2 mouse problems
I have an Asus P5A motherboard and I'm running Linux-2.4.5, custom compiled. I have a problem using my PS/2 mouse port. I have enabled PS/2 mouse support in the kernel. I get this message when the computer boots up: ... Starting kswapd v1.8 Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. --- pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured ... However when I try to use the mouse with gpm or X, it just doesn't work! (I've tried protocols, PS/2 and microsoft). I've noticed that /proc/interrupts does not contain a line for interrupt 12, which is supposed to be reserved for PS/2. I think this could be a symptom of something, but I don't know what. I've tried disabling and enabling PS/2 support from the BIOS, but neither option has any effect. If anyone could shed some light on this situation or offer any advice, they'd be more then welcome. Thanks in advance. Igor Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
Re: PS/2 mouse problems... IRQ conflict?
On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 08:43:04PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote: 1st question: Are you also using gpm? Try turning that off and see if problems persist. I have gpm running, but configured it to use only the serial mouse. (As I don't want to use the repeater, and ps/2 mouse cannot be used by both X and gpm at the same time, while this does work with a serial mouse.) Hugo -- To send me private (non-world-readable) mail, GPG encrypt it. 1024D/60715698: 5F2E 8EC2 E0A4 5D25 0569 F281 4A6C D76D 6071 5698 pgp63sWx5Fu4X.pgp Description: PGP signature
PS/2 mouse problems... IRQ conflict?
Hello, I've had problems with X input... basically, after doing some stuff, the keyboard and PS/2 mouse would stop working altogether... (the serial mouse still worked...) until I figured out to disable the PS/2 mouse. I am now operating without it. I find that if I enable it, after some work, input hangs. Any ideas? I'd think this might be an IRQ conflict or something, except that /proc/interrupts seems to have nothing on IRQ 12 if the mouse isn't enabled. How can I debug this problem? What must I look at? Thanks in advance, Hugo van der Merwe (A CC: will speed up replies... thanks...) -- To send me private (non-world-readable) mail, GPG encrypt it. 1024D/60715698: 5F2E 8EC2 E0A4 5D25 0569 F281 4A6C D76D 6071 5698 pgpnCMq6qbsRq.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: PS/2 mouse problems... IRQ conflict?
On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 07:53:18PM +0200, Hugo van der Merwe wrote: I've had problems with X input... basically, after doing some stuff, the keyboard and PS/2 mouse would stop working altogether... (the serial mouse still worked...) until I figured out to disable the PS/2 mouse. I am now operating without it. I find that if I enable it, after some work, input hangs. Any ideas? I'd think this might be an IRQ conflict or something, except that /proc/interrupts seems to have nothing on IRQ 12 if the mouse isn't enabled. How can I debug this problem? What must I look at? 1st question: Are you also using gpm? Try turning that off and see if problems persist. Cheers, Joost
PS/2 mouse problems
I'm currently trying to configure XFree86. It seems to hang up on my PS/2 mouse (generic Artec). Is there anything special I should do besides compiling support into my kernel? It claims there is no mouse when I link to /dev/mouse as well as /dev/psaux.
Re: PS/2 mouse problems
Hello, did you check that your file /etc/X11/XF86Config specifies the correct mouse device? I have : ProtocolIMPS/2 (XF86Config produced by XF86Setup, with some help of xf86config). Also, do you manage to have gpm running? Etienne
