problem with usb in 2.6.7

**Menno Man** · 09-12-2004

hi i've upgraded my kernel 9.1 mandrake from 2.4 into 2.6.7
after i done the upgrading and configure the lilo , i reboot my system
i entered my system without problem

but a problem happened my mouse is connected by usb
the system didnt know the usb at all i tried many devices on usb but the same problem i gave up and connected an ps2 mouse it worked but i want to use my usb mouse , can u help me?

i make this steps in shell

Code:

make mrproper
make xconfig
make dep "it said not neccessery
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install

and fainally i made a link to the new kernel in my boot partition

thanks

**sarumont** · 09-13-2004

Did you configure USB mouse support in your kernel config? That's an essential thing. Look in Device Drivers->USB Support. Make sure you have HID input layer support either builtin or modularized.

**Menno Man** · 09-13-2004

oh

thanks i forgot to do that

thank a lot..

**Menno Man** · 09-13-2004

sorry but it didnt work
i recompiled the kernel again
and i made sure that i relly choosen usb support
but it still doesnt work , do you think the problem in my distro mandrake 9.1

please answer me >>

**jzh** · 09-14-2004

select all options of USB in the kernel config file.
Though it tough, it's worth a try.

**sarumont** · 09-14-2004

Can you post the output of this:

Code:

dmesg | grep -i usb

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