XFConfig mouse problem with 2.6.0-test2 running under severn
Mike
mike at redtux.demon.co.uk
Sun Aug 3 00:25:20 UTC 2003
On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 14:04, avb wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've installed Severn on an Athlon XP and then the
> kernel-2.6.0-0.test2.1.28.athlon.rpm with "rpm -i". Reboot, choose the
> 2.6 kernel, and when trying to enter level 5, there was a problem with
> XFConfig.
>
> Apparently, the mouse, which was automatically configured during
> installation, is not found by the system when booting with 2.6 kernel.
>
> When the system tries to configure Xfree from a fresh setup, it fails
> with same arguments.
>
> I have tested it with 3 combinations:
>
> (1) A ps/2 mouse plugged alone.
> (2) A USB wacom volito plugged alone.
> (3) Both plugged.
>
try adding this to /etc/modprobe.conf
alias char-major-10-1 mousedev
worked for me (I have a ps2 scroll mouse)
> All the combinations work will the 2.4 kernel, which is
> 2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl (it detects the AMD cpu and installs the
> athlon version of the kernel, which didn't happen with redhat 9).
>
> I append the XFree86.0.log file,
>
> P.D.: Btw, what does the "nptl" tag of the kernel means?
>
new threading library
>
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