Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist -- SOLVED!!!

2005-09-08 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 9/7/2005 4:09 PM William Kenworthy wrote: If they worked previously, they are probably compiled into the kernel. I find this is a mistake unless you have a specific reason for doing so - being able to remove/add modules helps track down weird problems like I have no specific reason. I

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-07 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 9/6/2005 10:00 PM Willie Wong wrote: On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 09:03:09PM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote: No rubbish. Not working. Thanks for your help. That means it is not an X problem, but a problem at the kernel (unlikely) or your hardware. You said it is part of a wireless

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-07 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 9/6/2005 9:53 PM W.Kenworthy wrote: use lsmod to get the module list. The modules are usbmouse and psmouse (not sure if you have said what mouse type you are using) . Note that you will need to revisit your kernel configuration if you dont have them. If they dont show in lsmod, try

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-07 Thread William Kenworthy
If they worked previously, they are probably compiled into the kernel. I find this is a mistake unless you have a specific reason for doing so - being able to remove/add modules helps track down weird problems like this, and some things just work best as a module. I take it that it is a usb

[gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Drew Tomlinson
I can't start xorg as /dev/input/mouse0 doesn't exist. I used to have this working with the same hardware and don't recall making any changes. What things must be loaded or what should I check to get my mouse detected? I'm using 2.6.11 kernel with udev. Nudges to an appropriate web page

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Andreas Kerschbaumer
Drew Tomlinson wrote: I can't start xorg as /dev/input/mouse0 doesn't exist. I used to have this working with the same hardware and don't recall making any changes. What things must be loaded or what should I check to get my mouse detected? I'm using 2.6.11 kernel with udev. Nudges to an

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread waltdnes
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 01:11:44PM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote I can't start xorg as /dev/input/mouse0 doesn't exist. I used to have this working with the same hardware and don't recall making any changes. What things must be loaded or what should I check to get my mouse detected? I'm using

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 9/6/2005 1:24 PM Andreas Kerschbaumer wrote: Drew Tomlinson wrote: I can't start xorg as /dev/input/mouse0 doesn't exist. I used to have this working with the same hardware and don't recall making any changes. What things must be loaded or what should I check to get my mouse detected?

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 9/6/2005 6:08 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 01:11:44PM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote I can't start xorg as /dev/input/mouse0 doesn't exist. I used to have this working with the same hardware and don't recall making any changes. What things must be loaded or what

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread W.Kenworthy
The module thats responsible for /dev/input/mouse0 creates the node when it loads via udev: is the modules loaded? /dev/mouse is usually (on newer systems) a symlink to /dev/input/mouse0 if it exists. /dev/input/mice is a concentrator. i.e., on my laptop I have a ps2 mouse (actually the

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread waltdnes
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 08:31:32PM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote Here's the items I have from your suggestions: drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Sep 6 06:16 /dev/misc crw-rw 1 root root 10, 1 Sep 6 06:16 psaux drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Sep 6 06:16 /dev/input crw-r--r-- 1 root root 13,

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 9/6/2005 8:49 PM W.Kenworthy wrote: The module thats responsible for /dev/input/mouse0 creates the node when it loads via udev: is the modules loaded? /dev/mouse is usually (on I come from the FreeBSD world and thus, I'm a linux newb. Sorry for the simple questions. What module

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread W.Kenworthy
use lsmod to get the module list. The modules are usbmouse and psmouse (not sure if you have said what mouse type you are using) . Note that you will need to revisit your kernel configuration if you dont have them. If they dont show in lsmod, try modprobe psmouse etc. BillK On Tue, 2005-09-06

Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/input/mouse0 Doesn't Exist

2005-09-06 Thread Willie Wong
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 09:03:09PM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote: No rubbish. Not working. Thanks for your help. That means it is not an X problem, but a problem at the kernel (unlikely) or your hardware. You said it is part of a wireless combo? Try changing the battery. I also have a