USB mouse disappears on reboot [solved]

[Steve Scrimpshire]

I don't recall which kernel killed this, but I never had this problem before. I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop and I'm using a USB mouse instead of the touchpad. Each reboot I have to run mousedrake and set the mouse back to Microsoft Explorer. When I do this, however, it gives me this error in the console I am running it from:

FATAL: Module mousedev not found.

FATAL: Module mousedev not found.

 

and defaults back to "Universal -> Any PS/2 & USB mice". The mouse, however, works until I reboot. Any thoughts?

 

kernel: 2.6.3-13mdk-i686-up-4GB

XFree86 -version:

Release Date: 18 December 2003

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7

Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.7-0.rc1.1mdkenterprise i686 [ELF]

Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.3-13mdk-i686-up-4GB #1 Tue May 18 15:50:58 EDT 2004 i686

Build Date: 08 June 2004

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Module Loader present

 

 

I can restart X after enabling the mouse with no problems, but as soon as I reboot, I have to do it all again.

Edited June 20, 2004 by Steve Scrimpshire

[Steve Scrimpshire]

Same problem with kernel-2.6.7-0.rc3.1mdk-i686-up-4GB

[bvc]

put mousedev in /etc/modprobe.preload

[Steve Scrimpshire]

Didn't work. Still got the "FATAL: module mousedev not found". After trial and error (looking at lsmod before and after running mousedrake), I discovered that I needed to add ohci-hcd to /etc/modprobe.preload. Before I did this, I had already added usbmouse there, so I'm not sure if I need both there, but I know that I need ohci-hcd there, because it won't work with usbmouse and not ohci-hcd.

Edited June 20, 2004 by Steve Scrimpshire