[Techtalk] Upgrading to kernel 2.6-test4 mouse problem
Rudy L. Zijlstra
rudy at edsons.demon.nl
Thu Sep 25 12:53:24 EST 2003
Bud wrote:
>Hi Rudy,
>
> Thanks for the feedback. Actually we were using a precompiled kernel that was
>available in Debian SID.
>
> Can you send me some info on your /etc/fstab so I can see if there is some
>new devfs that makes it all work. We tried adding a devfs entry but that
>didnt seem to work (it did mount the dev but lot of devices were still
>missing) I would have expected devfs to be mounted in the initrd that came
>wirth the kernel so devices can eb detected early on. I think if you later
>mount devfs you dont get all the devices?
>
From my slackware desktop (2.6.0-test4):
/dev/sdb3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb1 / reiserfs defaults 1 1
/dev/sdb2 /usr/src reiserfs defaults 1 2
/dev/sdb5 /tmp reiserfs defaults 1 2
/dev/sdb6 /var/log reiserfs defaults 1 2
/dev/sdb7 /home reiserfs defaults 1 2
/dev/hda1 /data/local/workspace0 reiserfs defaults 1 2
/dev/md0 /data/local/workspace1 reiserfs defaults 1 2
/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom iso9660 user,unhide,noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/scd0 /mnt/dvd iso9660 user,unhide,noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/scd1 /mnt/cdrw iso9660 user,unhide,noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/sdd1 /mnt/cf vfat user,noauto,owner,rw 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0
>From the debian laptop (2.6.0-test1-ac1, sorry forgot i still have to upgrade that one):
/dev/hda3 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/hda5 /usr/src reiserfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hda7 /tmp reiserfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda8 /home reiserfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda2 /data/slackware reiserfs defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0 /floppy auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0
In both cases the network mounts have been left out.
I've never used devfs, so no experience there.
Good luck,
Rudy
>Bud
>
>On Thursday 25 September 2003 4:59 am, you wrote:
>
>
>>Bud wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi Rudy,
>>>
>>>This is on a desktop with a Logitech mouse.
>>>
>>>Bud
>>>
>>>On Tuesday 23 September 2003 1:14 pm, you wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bud wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>One of my friends upgraded to kernel 2.6-test4 on debian (using SID) and
>>>>>eveything boots fine except X fails to start because it says opening
>>>>>/dev/mouse failed. For some reason the mouse device doesnt seem to get
>>>>>detected with the new kernel and changing to /dev/psaux or
>>>>>/dev/input/mice didnt work on XFree86Config file. Tried changing the
>>>>>protocol to PS/2 and IMPS/2 still no luck.
>>>>>
>>>>>Has anyone come across this problem? Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>>Bud
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>On a laptop or on a desktop? On a laptop you have to upgrade XFree
>>>>touchpad driver.
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>Rudy
>>>>
>>>>
>>Hmmm,
>>
>>Did he compile his kernel or use a pre-compiled one? This desktop i am
>>typing this from is on a modified slackware 9.0 with 2.6.0-test4, now up
>>for 32 days without probs. And no device problems. My laptop is dual
>>boot between slackware 9.0 and debian SID, runs the same kernel in both
>>distros and also has no probs. I always run self-compiled kernels though.
>>
>>Problem may be related to the input section of the kernel configuration.
>>
>>Succes,
>>
>>Rudy
>>
>>
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