Best lesson learned here is do NOT use a RH kernel source. I've only had
grief from it. Perhaps if you could get their kernel sources from CVS
though, it might make some difference.
On Fri, 2001-11-23 at 12:38, Alp ATICI wrote:
> > Anyone else experinced problems with USB not working using the SGI XFS
> > RH7.2 installation? Any suggestions on what I can try to fix this?
>
> I did. I have a Logitech Mouseman and it didn't work either (thus x
> couldn't start) when I installed 7.2 by first *deleting* 7.1. What I did
> was, install 7.1 from the old iso, * upgrade * it using the new iso (it
> somehow worked). I thought the problem should be about the 7.2 cds.
> Then I tried to compile my kernel by gcc3+ athlon optimizations. Though
> I carefully added everything that might cause my mouse not to work, the
> problem reappeared and that's how I gave up on the RedHat kernel.
>
> Yet I am using the 2.4.14 kernel now. It works much smoother.
> For the redhat+xfs kernel make xconfig didn't work and I couldn't get my
> mouse recognized no matter what I tried. Now the 2.4.15 is out, I guess
> you can do the same. I don't see a particular reason to stick to
> RedHat kernel.
> Alp
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