USB mouse in slackware

leobob · Dec 12, 2002

Trying to get my USB mouse to work in slackware. ANy ideas or suggestions on how to get it to work? During set up i chose USB mouse, but I get an error every time it tries to load gpm

snowmobile74 · Dec 13, 2002

ok lets see you need to go to /etc/rc.d/rc.modules
find and comment in #/sbin/modprobe hid
and /sbin/modprobe usb-uhci
#/sbin/modprobe mousedev
and after that execute the script by typing
/etc/rc.d/rc.modules

in /etc/X11/XF86Config use the protocol "USB" 'Auto" or ExplorerPS/2 it depends on your mouse and change the device to /dev/usb/mouse0

XWRed1 · Dec 13, 2002

You might have to create the device node too, if Slackware hasn't done it yet. It didn't do it as of 8.0.

leobob · Dec 13, 2002

how would i do that?

moorcito · Dec 13, 2002

You might want to talk a look at this site: http://www.linux-usb.org
And then read the HOTWO that they have: http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/book1.html

That should help you a bit on setting up the mouse, and what to set in X, the info might be a bit dated, but it should still work.

You'll also want to visit XFree86 and read this man page about mouse configuration: http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.1/mouse.4.html

leobob · Dec 13, 2002

thanks for the help, i'll try it later

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