On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 4:57 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:34:39 -0600, Maxim Wexler wrote:
>
> > after a world update including 3.5.7 sources and nvidia-drivers-304.60 I
> > have no mouse. In the console or desktop. The kernel recognizes the
> > mouse and it appears in lsusb. I carried over the kernel from last time
> > w/make oldconfig. All the relevant services are started: gpm, udev,
> > dbus.
>
> Does it still work with the old kernel? If so, it is probably one of the
> new HID options like CONFIG_HID or CONFIG_USB_HID.
>

Here's a 'grep' for those terms from my present .config.  Is there
something missing? BTW, I'm reporting from the Ubuntu side of my box
because of the difficulty of operating the desktop w/o a mouse.

Meanwhile, I'll boot to grub and try the former kernel.

  cordyceps@gnubu:~$ grep CONFIG_HID
/media/0bd17520-483d-4915-a47b-76074c499b61/usr/src/linux/.config
CONFIG_HID=y
CONFIG_HIDRAW=y
# CONFIG_HID_GENERIC is not set
CONFIG_HID_A4TECH=y
# CONFIG_HID_ACRUX is not set
CONFIG_HID_APPLE=y
# CONFIG_HID_AUREAL is not set
CONFIG_HID_BELKIN=y
CONFIG_HID_CHERRY=y
CONFIG_HID_CHICONY=y
# CONFIG_HID_PRODIKEYS is not set
CONFIG_HID_CYPRESS=y
CONFIG_HID_DRAGONRISE=y
# CONFIG_HID_EMS_FF is not set
CONFIG_HID_EZKEY=y
# CONFIG_HID_HOLTEK is not set
# CONFIG_HID_KEYTOUCH is not set
CONFIG_HID_KYE=y
# CONFIG_HID_UCLOGIC is not set
# CONFIG_HID_WALTOP is not set
CONFIG_HID_GYRATION=y
CONFIG_HID_TWINHAN=y
CONFIG_HID_KENSINGTON=y
# CONFIG_HID_LCPOWER is not set
CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH=y
# CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_DJ is not set
CONFIG_HID_MICROSOFT=y
CONFIG_HID_MONTEREY=y
# CONFIG_HID_MULTITOUCH is not set
# CONFIG_HID_NTRIG is not set
CONFIG_HID_ORTEK=y
CONFIG_HID_PANTHERLORD=y
CONFIG_HID_PETALYNX=y
# CONFIG_HID_PICOLCD is not set
# CONFIG_HID_PRIMAX is not set
# CONFIG_HID_ROCCAT is not set
# CONFIG_HID_SAITEK is not set
CONFIG_HID_SAMSUNG=y
CONFIG_HID_SONY=y
# CONFIG_HID_SPEEDLINK is not set
CONFIG_HID_SUNPLUS=y
CONFIG_HID_GREENASIA=y
CONFIG_HID_SMARTJOYPLUS=y
# CONFIG_HID_TIVO is not set
CONFIG_HID_TOPSEED=y
CONFIG_HID_THRUSTMASTER=y
CONFIG_HID_ZEROPLUS=y
# CONFIG_HID_ZYDACRON is not set
# CONFIG_HID_PID is not set
cordyceps@gnubu:~$ grep CONFIG_USB_HID
/media/0bd17520-483d-4915-a47b-76074c499b61/usr/src/linux/.config
CONFIG_USB_HID=y
CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y
cordyceps@gnubu:~$


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