ps2 mouse is not working after installation.
 

Hello everyone.

I am the nebie for the Linux OS, I just install the Fedora core 4 on my system a few days ago and cant get the mouse to work after installation reboot. during the installation, the mouse was working fine, but after rebooted and the welcome screen come up that is where my mouse stop working. This is a new machine, Pentium D, 2.8GHZ, 1GB ram, 250GB Sata drive. ps2 mouse, ps2 keyboard. ... I tested the mouse several time on other system and it works. so it is not the hardware issue. and this is my first time using this Linux OS, I have been using the windows platform for several years and install the windows OS over thousand of pc.

Please help me to troubleshoot this problem, I have ran out of resource now.

thanks....

In your /etc/X11/xorg.conf what does your mouse section have in it? It sould look like this... I had problems with mine when I configured it as a PS/2, then chaned it to IMPS/2 and had no problems since.



# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

Thanks for the help to reply my post...

here is my config file look like:

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

but somehow I can edit the file dont know why ... now I am reinstall the OS since I cant figuring out how to fix this thing ... I will see if the reinstallation is help ... i will let you know thanks\



wong...

OOOOoop .... Still same problem. the installation completed and it asks for the reboot. after rebooted the welcome screen came up and that where the mouse stopped to respond.

( during the installation the mouse worked fine) ...

Please help me to fix this problem... I am very new to this Linux OS ...

thanks


Wong...

Here is my new config file....

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"


but I cant edit anything, it just wont let me edit anything. How do you edit this file anyway?

thanks

login as root
 

hi...u can edit that file ...
login as root..
if u know the passwd..
$ su -
$ password
then vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf


This is the way how to edit that file...
anyway...i don't knwot whether this will fix ur problem or not

if still it hasn't work try this command
sax2

which should reconfigure ur mouse keyboard Graphics card and monitor...etc..
bye

Hello there try to edit the xorg.conf file and replace /dev/mouse for /dev/psaux

chaitulinux:

Could you please give me the step by step instruction? I am new to this linux and this is first time using this linux OS. I dont know how to login to the ROOT boot. Please show me how to do that... I am usijng this one ... FC4-x86_64-DVD.iso and my computer is a Pentium D as I have mention in the post....


thanks ...

wong

This is what you want to do. To log into root so you can edit files that belong to root, run...

enter roots password when prompted. Now to edit the xorg.config file, run...

That will open the file with vi so you can edit it. To edit those lines in vi mode first hit the i key; this puts you in insert mode so you can enter text. Make the proper adjustments. When your done modifying the file you want to save it and quit, so hit the ESC button to get you out of insert mode. Then hit the keys :wq The w=writes to the file and the q=quits vi after it has written to the file. Now I don't know exactally what your problem is, but if you have a PS/2 mouse you might want to try adding the IMPS/2 line or just a PS/2. You might want to look at dmesg too.

Sir;

I thank you very much for your reply ... I have follow your instruction and after I typed the line ... vi /etc/x11/xorg.cofig ... all I can see is a blank page and at the bottom it is saying NEWFILE ... I am assuming it cant fine the file of xorg.config ....

The problam that I am facing right now is the mouse, which it is not working. it work if I boot from a cd of Fedora. Please help me with this issue that I am facing. I use alot of DOS command and windows in the past 15 years ... but this is new to me...


thanks....

Its vi /etc/X11/xorg.config

Sir ..

I am sorry .. that was the typo .... actually that what I typed ...

vi /etc/X11/xorg.config

I typed this into the line and the vi edit came up but it is just a blank screen with the NEW FILE at the bottom... I dont think it can find this file .... I can open this file with the GEDIT but the gedit is teh readonly, I cant do anything to it...

Wondering if you have any other alternation fix?

I just about to give up this Linux ... but I want learn why it does this since the mouse is the standard device in the system?

thanks

Linux~Powered:

Here is another thought .... I just got done installing this Fedora core 4, 32bit for my old system and it is working just fine with same mouse that I hooked into the multi keyboard/mouse switch. I use only 1 mouse and 1 keyboard for both of these system but one is working and another one is not.

the one that is not working is the newer system, the Pentium D 2.8GHZ .. and my old system is Pentium III @ 650MHZ ... do you have any idea ... Please help ...

thanks...

hello :

I got it to work now ... I installed several time and this time I did not select the kernel ... G, I use the K and it is start work fine now .... heheheheehe ... this is shit.

thanks for helping ....

wong..

I tell you what ..... it was working for about a few hours and I have change the ip address and then rebooted now the mouse stopped to respond again ....

Please help>>>>