Problems with XFree86 and mouse

[Fistandantilus]

I installed debian woody with kernel 2.4 and everything went fine, except both of my mice (a usb, and a ps2) do not work.

This is using either kdm, xdm, or gdm. In Kde or Gnome. Gnome actually works, accept the mouse does not move. Kde throws an error when it get to loading the mouse driver it seems. (I read the log files, it is indeed caused by the mouse).

So I Tried something that I thought should work. I loaded up Knoppix, copied the XFree86Config-4 file that knoppix made (everything works) over to my new install. Same mouse problems. So I upgraded my installation with Apt-get and updated everything. no go.

Maybe it'll work after upgrading to kernel 2.6.x Any other ideas?

[gehidore]

did you compile the kernel your self?

if so you may have loaded the mouse driver AND

usb hid which also controls ps/2 mice

if so the mouse will refuse to work so upgrade to 2.6.5 and only install the hid support NOT the mouse/keyboard drivers.

[Fistandantilus]

Definitly possible I did that. Was going to put 2.6 on here anyways :) thanks