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Using USB mouse in Linux

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HobbesAB

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I finally stepped into the world of Linux via RedHat 7.0 by installing
it onto my Compaq laptop (1800t). Here is my current dilema: I am not able to
use my USB Microsoft optical mouse (although my touchpad works great). I went
to www.linux-usb.org and a driver is listed for my mouse with the location
"kernel source."

Is the driver on one of the Redhat CDs?? Is it part of the kernel and
I need to load it?? Did it load during my installation and I just need to
configure Linux??

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

AB
 
If you installed the kernel sources during your RH 7.0 install, then just go into /usr/src/linux, enter kernel config with "make menuconfig" from text console or "make xconfig" within X and then run through the menu options and enable USB support..

Remake the kernel, when you reboot with the new kernel, the USB mouse should begin to work..Regards
 
actually a edit is probably needed to the X configuration files to tell it to use the usb mouse instead of ps/2(touchpad). this can probably be done by exiting X and running Xconfigurator again
 
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