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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > I will include a script to make it for you, since the device is useless
> > without the symlink to /dev/mouse.
>
> (from David Moberg)
>
> Your script that you posted earlier, where [ ] is my comments not to
> include in the script:
>
> insmod usbcore
> insmod usb-uhci [or ohci]
> insmod hid  [these are now loaded at boot time]
> insmod usbmouse  [is this already loaded at boot time?]
> insmod mousedev  [from your modules directory]
> mkdir /dev/input
> mknod c 13 32 /dev/input/mouse0
> [I think it has to be mknod /dev/input/mouse0 c 13 32, reverse order]
> ln -sf /dev/input/mouse0 /dev/mouse
>
> save as mouse-on (on a second floppy, containing modules)
> chmod +x mouse-on.


WIth the usb boot floppy, a Mac USB keyboard worked properly.  A Mac and a 
Microsoft usb mouse were recognized at boot time.  I did allof the above 
and also edited libvga.config
mdev /dev/input/mouse0

I tried mouse Microsoft, PS2, Logitech (that is what the Mac mouse said it 
was), IMPS2, and no mouse cursor appeared.

Do I also need usbmouse.o?

I was able to get a PS/2 mouse working with zgv (made a symlink and edited 
libvga.config to mouse PS2).

A USB printer (once it was turned on) was recognized as usblp0  I made a
/dev/usblp0 (guessed at the major and minor numbers) and insmoded 
printer.o and lp.o - lp could not find any devices.  I could not cat a 
text file to /dev/usblp0 - said there was no such device.

Where did I go wrong?

I downloaded uhci.exe and ohci.exe for DOS usb mouse support.  The DOS usb 
storage driver worked with a memory stick.  Do I run ohci.exe in 
autoexec.bat or put it into config.sys as a device, as instructed at one 
website?