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Greetings all!
I've been running Kubuntu for a week now and so far my experience has been pleasant although not without issue (console displaying blank screen only altho X works fine, some screensavers not working, and other probs). At the moment I'm playing the UnrealTournament demo and loving it, although the touchpad on my laptop isn't really up to the task of what I need!
I have an external USB mouse but Kubuntu doesn't recognise it when I plug it in. What do I have to do to be able to use it?
Thanks!
~Shiv
(P.S. any help with the other problems linked would also be appreciated!)
Linux doesn't support plug&play style usb devices?
Yes, but X doesn't. However, your xorg.conf is configured to read /dev/input/mice, which is the multiplexed input for all mice, so it should be working OK, even if you plug it in after X has started. Have a look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see what mouse/mice it's using.
Oh, and is there some reason you have Emulate3Buttons on? You usually want this off for wheel mice.
The thing below is parts of my xorg.conf from /etc/X11. Make a copy of yours before you mess with it;
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.confWORKS
Then compare this to your xorg.conf. Note that I have two mice listed under "Server Layout". One is USB, and one is my touchpad. The rest is options for each mouse. Note that to start the USB mouse after you have booted just close all the running programs, plug it in and hit Control-Alt-Backspace.
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