Setup USB-Mouse under Debian

Machine: Thinkpad510SL
System: Debian Lenny
Kernel: 2.6.26-2-686

> sudo modprobe usbmouse

If you want to load the module at boot time, add 'usbmouse' into /etc/modules.

Sometimes the scrolling doesn't work so well, I update the /etc/X11/xorg.conf
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Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "USB Mice"
        Driver           "mouse"
        Option          "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

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Reference:

• http://forum.soft32.com/linux2/USB-mouse-stopped-working-kernel-recompile-ftopict40902.html
• http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/usb-mouse-xwindows-118534/