[leobob]

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]

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]

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]

how would i do that?

[moorcito]

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]

thanks for the help, i'll try it later