Trying to get mouse working, where to start?
I have a wireless optical mouse with my new PC, but when I plug it in, nothing happens. I'd like to poke around, but I don't know where to start. What are the various configuration files used with mice? Are the drivers modules? Is there a general mouse howto as opposed to a USB/ button one that I keep comming across?
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how about you share with us the mouse:
brand model connection type thanks |
OK. It's an Ortek wireless infrared mouse. It came with my wireless Keyboard (which alwayed worked fine). The model number of the set is MCK-9000. Both connect vie PS/2. There are batteries in the mouse. I never see anything in /var/log/messages nor dmesg. In short when I plug in the new mouse it acts like I didn't plug it in.
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ok
now we need to know your: linux distribution ( your profile shows red hat) version (your profile show 9) are you trying to use the mouse in the console? are you trying to use the mouse in Xwindows? IF yes to Xwindows, what version? Thanks, |
Oh, sorry, I should have included that. I'm running Fedora Core 2, with the 2.6.7 kernel (but I had to patch it to get the forcedeth driver for my nVidia ethernet thinge to work). Haven't tried using the mouse in the consol, just X. I think I've got X.org though (isn't that what FC2 comes with?) I guessed that `X -version` might be useful, so here it is:
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[~]$ X -version |
look in your xorg.conf file
find the section titled Section "InputDevice" list all the lines that are not remarked, anything without a # |
OK here's that contents of /usr/X11R6/lib/Server/xorg.conf:
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Section "InputDevice" I must admit that I really should have RTFM. After reading the manual, I was able to set the correct channel on the mouse, and now, when I plug it in, the mouse goes mental. It hops around the screen (tending to wind up on the right hand side of the screen), and the buttons seem to be pressed erraticly. When I don't try to move the mouse, it doesn't move, but when I move it (or press a button) it goes crazy. Here is some the output of `tail /var/log/messages` for when the mouse was going mad: Code:
Jul 28 14:39:12 localhost kernel: psmouse.c: Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away. |
Change: Option "Protocol" "Microsoft"
To: Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" If your mouse has 2 buttons and a scroll wheel add: Option "Buttons" "5" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" now how does it work? |
What is in your modprobe.conf file? If your mouse has a light, is it turned on?
When I moved from RH9 to Fedora 2 (by doing an "upgrade" install), I wound up with modprobe.conf as an empty file, and several other files having been built. In particular, one called something like modprobe.conf.anaback had the configuration lines necessary for modprobe to activate my usb mouse and kb, and also my NIC. I fixed the problem by simply renaming that file to modprobe.conf, and then running modprobe. |
Got it!
Thanks Finlay, that did it! It's working fine now.
Hmm optical mice are strange and weird to use.... |
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