Re: 2.4.19, USB_HID only works compiled in, not as module

[Oliver Feiler <kiza@gmx.net>]

On Sunday 04 August 2002 18:20, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 04, 2002 at 04:56:19PM +0200, Oliver Feiler wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Since 2.4.19 a usb mouse does not work anymore if
> >
> > CONFIG_USB_HID=m
> > and
> > CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=m
> >
> > is set. It only works if both are compiled into the kernel. Yes, I have
> > set CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y.
> >
> > I've also seen other complaints about usb mice not working in 2.4.19, I
> > guess that's the problem?
> >
> > If the stuff is compiled as modules, everything seems to be fine. The
> > kernel messages are the same, everything is detected fine. Except that
> > 'cat /dev/input/mice' does not give any output if the driver is compiled
> > as module.
>
> Are you sure the hid.o module is loaded?  :)

Yes I am. ;)  mousdev.o and hid.o are both loaded and the device is listed in 
/proc/bus/usb/devices.

I don't know really, maybe I did indeed something wrong since it works for 
others. Though I don't know what that might have been. It works now with the 
driver compiled in.

Most other reports I've seen (two) were probably resolved with 
CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT.

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