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From: Hilco Wijbenga <hilco.wijbenga@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linux Kernel 3.2.0 & USB Mouse
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:57:49 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAE1pOi3+6pK1H8NV1ZeCeQdnkm_Fk8RrqepSeA2RYTCO4Cbv4w@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jec4ta$mor$1@dough.gmane.org>

On 8 January 2012 05:15, walt <w41ter@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 01/07/2012 06:53 PM, Hilco Wijbenga wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm trying to upgrade the kernel on my desktop from 3.1.6 to
>> 3.2.0(-r1). Unfortunately, my Logitech USB trackball does not work in
>> 3.2.0. It is listed in the lsusb output so it is being recognized but
>> neither GPM nor X responds to it.
>>
>> I have tried to make sure that the .config files are as identical as
>> possible. The differences that I see do not seem relevant to my
>> problem. Any ideas?
>
> IIRC the kernel config choices for HID were reorganized recently.
> I remember that my keyboard stopped working and I had to set some
> HID selection that I can't recall now, but it's worth a look.

Yes, I noticed that when I compared the old and new configs. The only
entries that seemed relevant were CONFIG_USB_MOUSE and
CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD. The documentation is quite specific, though: "you
don't want this". I tried them anyway but no luck.

If you remember more details, I'd be very interested.



  reply	other threads:[~2012-01-08 22:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-08  2:53 [gentoo-user] Linux Kernel 3.2.0 & USB Mouse Hilco Wijbenga
2012-01-08 12:29 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-01-08 14:51   ` G.Wolfe Woodbury
2012-01-09  1:26     ` Hilco Wijbenga
2012-01-08 22:51   ` Hilco Wijbenga
2012-01-08 13:15 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
2012-01-08 22:57   ` Hilco Wijbenga [this message]
2012-01-08 23:05     ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-09  1:36 ` [gentoo-user] [Solved] " Hilco Wijbenga
2012-02-22 18:13   ` Space Cake
2012-02-22 18:19     ` Michael Mol
2012-02-25 12:07       ` Space Cakex

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