I installed mandrake 10.1, but when the install is finished and i restart, my mouse won't work anymore, how do i fix this

thanks

What kind of mouse do you have? USB? PS2?. Try running "mcc" (at the console. That will invoke Mandrake Control Center) and reconfigure your mouse. If that does not work, you may need to manually edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and change the mouse type to your mouse model there

P.S: during the installation, Mandrake usually asks for your mouse type and even to test it. Did you do that?

Regards!

how do i enter the consol if i have no mouse, it's a USB mouse.At the installation, my mice works fine, only when i start mandrake it doesn't

Let the PC boot as normal. When it starts and you can't use your mouse, press "Ctrl + Alt + F2". That would put you in text mode. Login as root, run mcc and setup your mouse. Either reboot or restart your machine.

If you want to leave the text mode and return to the X, press "ctrl + alt + F7". The F keys vary from one distro to another, keep that in mind and don't be afraid to try another F key

Good luck!

that won't work either

What exactly won't work? The FKeys? the Mandrake Control Center?. You need to tell us every detail mate. We can't simply know what mouse you had or what exactly did not work or what you've tried to do. Linux users has not crystal ball with Linux on it to find out what you have/is trying to do over there. Start here:

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the mouse won't work. i have a microsoft optical USB mouse. and how do i reboot in console, the reboot command won't work

yes, i have a problem too, i use wheel optical mouse USB(mitsumi) and use fedora II( linux 10.0 ) , operating system can't determine my mouse. help me config.

Please post the contents of your xorg.conf file (which will be in the /etc/X11 directory) as well as some details about the exact equipment you are using (brand name, model number, etc) and the text of any error messages that may be getting generated. As MegamanX mentioned, the less specific the problem description is, the harder it is for anyone to try to assist, and likewise, the more specific the information is, the better the chances that someone can help. At the moment, it's clear that the mouse is not working properly, however it would be a huge help to provide more background info. -- J.W.

i've got this mouse:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=008
it's a standard usb mouse

i found the xorg.conf file, but how do i open it (still noobie)

Hi!

Sorry if I sounded as a big mean. Re-reading my previous post sounded like that, it was not my intention. I did, however, meant that to provide the necessary information is a must. You still did not tell us what exactly did not work. Did you reach the command line by using Ctrl + Alt + F[1-6]? Did you run mcc? Did you change your mouse configuration in mcc?

@ Infernal67

There're many ways to open it. The best way is to open it with a text editor. "nano /etc/X11/XF86Config" or "nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf". If nano is not installed, try pico or vim.

To post that file here, you could:

1 - Make your way through your desktop using only the keyboard (it's possible)

2 - Post it here by using a command-line browser as links2 or lynx.

3 - Save that file in a floppy and post it here. To do that, boot into linux, insert the floppy, do the Ctrl + Alt + F[1-6] key, login as root, then:

mkdir /mnt/floppy
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /mnt/floppy
umount /mnt/floppy

Then remove the floppy, boot into Windows (or whatever you use to come over here) open the file you've on your disk (any Win-next editor as notepad will do) and post it here.

Again, I don't want to sound as a big mean. But none of your replies were actually useful... provide all info and everything you've done, how far you've got, etc..

Good luck!

This is my xorg.conf file:
# File generated by XFdrake.

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "be"
Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Generic"
ModelName "1024x768 @ 70 Hz"
HorizSync 31.5-57.0
VertRefresh 50-70

# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync

# Dell D800 and few Inspiron (16/10) 1280x800
ModeLine "1280x800" 147.89 1280 1376 1512 1744 800 801 804 848

# Dell D800 and few Inspiron (16/10) 1680x1050
ModeLine "1680x1050" 214.51 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1103

# Dell D800 and few Inspiron (16/10) 1920x1200
ModeLine "1920x1200" 230 1920 1936 2096 2528 1200 1201 1204 1250 +HSync +VSync

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "nVidia Corp."
BoardName "RIVA TNT2"
Driver "nv"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Virtual 800 600
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Virtual 800 600
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Virtual 800 600
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 800 600
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection

OK. First, make sure that the following modules are loaded:

usbcore
usb-ohci or usb-uhci or uhci
hid
mousedev

To load a module, you've to type modprobe <module.name> as root. As an example:

modprobe hid

would load the module. Make sure to load all the above modules. Close your KDE or Gnome or whatever you are using logout and login again.

If that still does not work, you may need to edit manually your /etc/X11/xorg.conf. This is a little piece of your xorg file that I recommend modifying. The modifications are in in strong black:


Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Protocol" "sysmouse"
# Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
# Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection


The uncommented line '# Option "Buttons" "7"' should be replaced by the number of buttons your mouse has and removing the hash (#) at the beginning of the line to "enable" it.

After doing the modification, either restart your X-server of reboot.

If the above steps does not work, I'm afraid I cannot offer any more help.

i can't load the hid and mousedev module, and i've changed my xorg.conf file, but now i cant start the kde

already solved it, i reinstalled mandrake and i set the security to standard, and that works fine