USB keyboard and mouse doesn't work?

Zhang Weiwu writes:
> in response to Chance Platt, whom authored:
>> 
>> The easiest solution is to use a 2.6 series kernel.
> 
> Then, again it seems all 2.6 serial kernel are marked
by package.mask 
> 
> Do people on this list use 2.6 kernel? I currently have
two 
> problems related to kernel that made me wish to try 2.6

Yup.  I've been running a 2.6 kernel since... Oh, whenever
it came out.

Currently running 2.6.18-r3 gentoo-sources, and it's fast
and stable.

Of course, I'm only running on an Ultra-2, so no usb or pci
to deal with.