can't get the USB mouse to work

emanresu · 11-17-2005, 08:38 AM

I am having trouble to get the USB mouse to work. According to some texts, it should work if /etc/conf.d/usb X11_USBMICE_HACK is set to true, but when I boot with that, it gives two FATAL errors: module mousedev not found, and module input not found.

how can I get the usb mouse to work? right now I can only use my synaptic touch pad. thanks.

emanresu · 11-17-2005, 02:31 PM

anyone can help?

comprookie2000 · 11-17-2005, 03:21 PM

What distro Gentoo?
What laptop, what motherboard, what chipset?
You may need to reconfigure your kernel.
A little part of /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Code:

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

    Identifier	"Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
    Option "Protocol"   "ImPS/2"
    Option "ZAxisMapping"   "4 5"
    Option "Device"     "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier  	"Synaptics Mouse"
  Driver  	"synaptics"
  Option 	"Device"  	"/dev/psaux"
  Option	"Protocol"	"auto-dev"
  Option	"LeftEdge"      "1700"
  Option	"RightEdge"     "5300"
  Option	"TopEdge"       "1700"
  Option	"BottomEdge"    "4200"
  Option	"FingerLow"	"25"
  Option	"FingerHigh"	"30"
  Option	"MaxTapTime"	"180"
  Option	"MaxTapMove"	"220"
  Option	"VertScrollDelta" "100"
  Option	"MinSpeed"	"0.09"
  Option	"MaxSpeed"	"0.18"
  Option	"AccelFactor"	"0.0015"
  Option	"SHMConfig"	"on"
#  Option	"Repeater"	"/dev/ps2mouse"
EndSection

That is so I can use them both.Here is my laptop;
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4257578
It has taking me about 2 weeks to get the ati graphics, wireless and both pointing devices to work on slackware 10.2

emanresu · 11-18-2005, 09:24 AM

sorry about not giving enough info. here it is:

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "Default Layout"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice	"Synaptics Mouse" "CorePointer"
#	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
...
...
...
Section "InputDevice"
  Driver  	"synaptics"
  Identifier  	"Synaptics Mouse"
#  Option	"Device"  		"/dev/psaux"
  Option        "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
  Option	"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
  Option        "SHMConfig"             "yes"
  Option	"LeftEdge"		"120"
  Option	"RightEdge"		"830"
  Option	"TopEdge"		"120"
  Option	"BottomEdge"		"650"
  Option	"FingerLow"		"14"
  Option	"FingerHigh"		"15"
  Option	"MaxTapTime"		"180"
  Option	"MaxTapMove"		"110"
  Option	"EmulateMidButtonTime"	"75"
  Option	"VertScrollDelta"	"20"
  Option	"HorizScrollDelta"	"20"
  Option	"MinSpeed"		"0.5"
  Option	"MaxSpeed"		"0.75"
  Option	"AccelFactor"		"0.01"
  Option	"EdgeMotionMinSpeed"	"200"
  Option	"EdgeMotionMaxSpeed"	"200"
  Option	"UpDownScrolling"	"1"
  Option	"CircularScrolling"	"1"
  Option	"CircScrollDelta"	"0.1"
  Option	"CircScrollTrigger"	"2"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

It is a toshiba satellite laptop, running gentoo 2.6.12 kernel. The secondary mouse is a usb.

comprookie2000 · 11-18-2005, 03:10 PM

Make this;

Code:

#	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

this

Code:

	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "AlwaysCore"

You can only have one CorePointer so make the other AlwaysCore.
I found it somewhere and it worked for me.Here is mine;

Code:

    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice "Synaptics Mouse"  "AlwaysCore"

emanresu · 11-19-2005, 01:58 PM

Thanks, man. AlwaysCore did the trick!!! Awesome.

comprookie2000 · 11-19-2005, 03:23 PM

Your Welcome, thanks for posting back. I found it in one of my searches, I was having all kinds of strange lockups.