Kernel upgrades using rpm problem

[owakroeger]

I have a USB Belkin mouse, which, if I update my kernel using the rpm method, gets lost in the shuffle the next time I boot after the upgrade. I finally stopped upgrading with rpm, and download a vanilla kernel from kernel.org, and roll my own, using the config file from my working kernel as .config defaults.
It's strange..... when I installed RH9, FC2, and recently, FC3 from disks, Anaconda correctly identifies all my hardware, including the mouse, and everything is cool.
But, whenever I update the kernel as a rpm download, like with apt, I'm dead in the water with no mouse. Rebooting back to the old kernel and rolling my own has been the only recourse.
Any clues?
Thanks for your feedback.

owa

[bob]

Owa, I'm copying Blammo's comments today which may explain some of it:

"I just installed the 2.6.10-1.8_FC2 rpm and now I get this during bootup:

Mounting USB filesystem: mount: fs type usbdevfs not supported by kernel [FAILED]

I read in the release notes for the new kernel that the name usbdevfs has been changed to usbfs"

(Then...) "An updated initscript package was just released for this problem for FC2"

[Hechizebrio]

Hi, I have the same problem after upgrade my kernel to 2.6.10 using yum upgrade kernel, I taked a look to found out te patch that Balmmo's mentined above but no luck, if somebady have a link where to find the misteriously patch please post it or if there are a solution to this issue, I appreciate to much the help, thanks!!