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Hi,
I have just upgraded from Mandrake 10.0 to 10.1 . In all previous versions of mandrake I have used on my notebook (a Compaq Evo N1020v) both the mouse and the touch pad worked. Since up grading only the trouch pad works. I have tried all options in the mouse configuration programme but to no avail. I suspect the problem relates to the change from Xfree to Xorg.
Any suggestions as to how I can get the mouse back in action?
Any one with a working xorg.conf for this machine?
Tom
I am very new to linux (installed several times, but never actually used it), and am having this same problem. Where do I enter this text you have posted?
Hi,
I changed to a usb mouse and now both touch pad and mouse work.
I have given up on the ps2 mouse. I tried lots of "Device" options ie
/dev/mice /dev mouse0 /input/mice /dev/psaux etc
I also did a cat of each but in all cases only the touchpad showed a response in the terminal window.
I also tried all the protocols to no avail.
I wonder should some module be loaded to make the ps2 socket on the computer active??
Anyway usb is fine, but the ps2 worked in the previous versions of mandrake (and still works in Windows)
I know that the touchpad is a synaptic touchpad, so I wouldn't know why Mandrake did not pick it up as so. The mouse that works is the synaptics touchpad and not the ps2 mouse. I will give it a try sometime tomorrow and let you know what happens.
Originally posted by jcrozi I know that the touchpad is a synaptic touchpad, so I wouldn't know why Mandrake did not pick it up as so. The mouse that works is the synaptics touchpad and not the ps2 mouse. I will give it a try sometime tomorrow and let you know what happens.
That's funny, I have the same problem. I found that if I go into the mandrake control panel and go to the mouse (under hardware), if I change my mouse to a "usb scroll mouse" and click on okay, it just closes the mouse config. If I go back into it, it shows "any ps/2 & usb mouse" selected. If I hit okay [again], I get a mouse test screen --- then my usb and synaptic mouse works!!!
Now, the only problem is that the config will not keep if I reboot.... any ideas??
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