Problem with mouse and kernel 2.6.2.0.rc3

[ryanjensen]

Hi there,

 

I'm not sure if anyone else is having this problem, but using the kernel-2.6.2.0.rc3.1mdk RPM from the French Mirror I cannot get my attached PS/2 mouse to work. Here's more detail:

 

Compaq Presario 900z

Symantec Touchpad

Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse

Mandrake 9.2, 2.6.2.0.rc3.1mdk kernel

 

Everything seems to work under the new kernel (and it's a very easy install with urpmi) except for the PS/2 mouse. I know Linus et. al. changed the way hardware is detected/configured in the new kernel, and I would imagine that this has something to do with my laptop not taking input from my mouse.

 

I've tried the following boot options:

 

linux psmouse_noext=1

linux psmouse_rate=60 psmouse_resolution=200

linux psmouse_proto={bare|imps|exps|ps/2}

 

With all of these, and the vanilla linux boot, the light on my PS/2-attached mouse lights up. However, none of these can detect any input from the device. Any ideas as to what's going on here? Any suggestions for boot prompts, drivers, or etc. that I should try? Anyone getting 2.6.2 working on their laptop with an attached mouse?

 

Thanks much.

 

Ryan

[paleo]

I have a similar problem with psmouse driver compiled as a module.

try

modprobe psmouse

as root once you're done booting (obviously, you need to be in text mode or have a way of opening a console window).