Environment
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux based)
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2)
Situation
After installation and configuration of a SUSE Linux Enterprise
based product the system is being attachted to a keyboard / mouse
switch. When systems starts up and the login
manager loads the mouse does not work anymore.
Resolution
Passing psmouse.proto=protocol_name as option to the kernel at
boot time might help to solve the issue. This option supports the
following protocols:
- bare
- imps
- exps
- lifebook
- any
Please start by
trying psmouse.proto=bare. If
this does not help, try any other option from the list
above.
Additional Information
Please check /usr/src/linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
for updates or changes to the supported protocols. The file is part
of the kernel-source.rpm.
To pass the options to the kernel each time the system start,
changes to either /boot/grub/menu.lst or/etc/lilo.confare
necessary. Please see SDB -
Inserting_Boot_Options_Permanently for more information.