Re: [tlug] Debian install and USB mouse

[Jonathan Byrne <jq@example.com>]

On Wednesday 07 January 2004 04:11 am, Charles Muller wrote:
> Has anyone who's done a recent install of Debian Stable or Testing
> succeeded in getting a USB mouse configured in the installation process
> itself (I haven't)?

Not recently, I still lived in Japan at the time, but I used a USB mouse and 
keyboard on Debian at that time.  I don't recall if I set up the mouse during 
the install or not (I think not) but it was no problem making it work; I just 
ran modconf and picked the modules and that was it.  This was about 18 months 
ago, on Woody.

> There is plenty of material out there suggesting ways to fix
> this after installation (like recompiling the kernel with USB mouse
> support, etc.), 

The kernel already has that support compiled in modules.  Under what 
circumstances do they suggest a recompile is necessary?

Jonathan