Problem with optical mouse PS/2 on Linux 2.6.8.1-kanotix-10

[Marcelo Luiz de Laia <mlaia@fcav.unesp.br>]

Hi guys,

Previous to send, I send this question to my native language debian 
mailing (Brazilian Portuguese) and, after breaf answers, I send it to 
the debian-users mailing lists, as well the first, I receive a few 
answers. Then, I post this questions on a forum and I dont get any 
replay. In this mean time, I do a lot of search on google linux 
http://www.google.com/linux. On google, I found this thread 
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0406.2/1498.html and I 
suspect that are the some problem or maybe very closed problem. I am not 
subscribed on kernel.org mailling. This mail is my "parting breath" on 
this problem.

I receive answers like this: change your mouse..." But, am very curious 
and I suspect that I woudl get knowledg after solve this question. But, 
I am send my apologizes if this problem is very simple.

The problem:

When the system is on boot up, when peripherals are be detected, the 
light of my mouse is turned off. Then, my mouse didin't is recognized by 
Xserver.

I suppose that I have a problem with my kernel, because the red lights 
(laser) is turned off as soon as the next message is showed on the 
screen in the start up system:

mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
input: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse on isa0060/serio1
serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1


*Then, my problem don't is with the X configuration, it appear before 
the X start.*

I read these thread 
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0406.2/1498.html but I 
dont know how I do that suggestions: compile a new kernel? How version? 
A patch?

Any one could be tell me what I do in this case? Or suggest me another 
maillist or maintainer?

When I use another optical mouse, it is detected as:

input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1

and it works fine!

I use Debian-like Linux 2.6.8.1-kanotix-10 #1 Sun Oct 31 19:57:19 BRT 
2004 i686 GNU/Linux

PS.: ImExPS/2 mouse is different from ImPS/2 mouse!? I suppose that here 
are the problem.

Thanks

Marcelo