[CentOS] Re: Restarting mouse services

[Scott Silva]

Robert Moskowitz spake the following on 9/7/2006 5:53 PM:
> William L. Maltby wrote:
>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 18:56 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>  
>>> William L. Maltby wrote:
>>>    
>>>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 17:37 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>        
>>>>> William L. Maltby wrote:
>>>>>            
>>>>>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 16:55 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>>                  
>>>>>>> William L. Maltby wrote:
>>>>>>>                        
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 16:21 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>>                         
>>>>        
>>>>>>> Maybe it is usb services that needs a kick in its hindend?
>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>             
>>
>>  
>>>> Wouldn't be there. These are device drivers. *If* they're loadable
>>>> modules (I think they are), they can be inserted by the initrd process
>>>> or may be mandated in the /etc/modprobe.conf file.
>>>>
>>>> If you do "lsmod" you'll see them *if* they are modules.       
>>> Yep, there they are.
>>>    
>>>> There's also a
>>>> command that I like "modinfo". Gives basic info. There's some params,
>>>> IIRC. "Man modinfo" 'cause I'll be darned if I remember them! :-(
>>>>         
>>> But nothing to restart.  I can remove and install the modules with
>>> modprobe, but not restart.
>>>     
>>
>> *If* something, such as a mouse driver depended on them, normally a
>> modprobe.conf (is USB special? Does it need definition in modprobe.conf?
>> Yes, see below) might exist that showed that relationship. So, after you
>> removed the usb drivers, if you did a restart on the mouse or kb or
>> whatever, it would cause the modules to be reloaded via modprobe.conf
>> entries. I don't use mouse/keyboard there, but mine has this.
>>
>> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
>> alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd
>>
>> So if i did a mount, e.g. of my usb drive, that should cause the usb
>> modules to be automatically loaded.
>>
>> So, restart your mouse on the test machine and if your fortunate, the
>> modprobe will occur, based on the node's "memory" that your mouse is
>> usb, to load those modules.
>>   
> Well I did a
> 
> modprobe -rv ehci-hcd
> modprobe -rv ohci-hcd
> 
> The USB keyboard stopped working after I removed ohci-hcd.
> 
> I unplugged and replugged the USB M/K adapter and nothing happene.  No
> mouse, no keyboard (of course notebook mouse/pointer continued to
> work).  Then I did a:
> 
> modprobe -v ohci-hcd
> 
> And the usb keyboard started up,  but not the mouse.
> 
> gpm restart did nothing.
> 
> Well, it is time to move my notebook.  Next local only has a usb mouse,
> no kvm, no external keyboard...
Wouldn't it be more prudent to just use the keyboard/mouse that is built into
the laptop? I know it doesn't solve your problem, but it makes it easier to
work without the distraction of things not working.

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