mouse not detected during installation of Mandrake 10 Official

eventures · 06-04-2004, 05:19 AM

Hey guys,

I'm trying to install the download version fo the Mandrake 10 Official Release. The installation does not detect my mouse at all. I've tried using two mice; a microsoft intellimouse optical and a standard HP wheelmouse.

Has anyone else ran into this problem?

I'm completely stumped. I can continue the install process, but what's the point if the mouse isn't working.

This is on my spare system. It's fairly old.

Athlon 12000mhz
Abit Board
sound blaster live
Geforce 3 MX

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ahead of time!

drowstar · 06-04-2004, 05:53 AM

Hi eventures,
best thing to do (in my opinion) is to go ahead and install the system without mouse support.
You can troubleshoot the problem later.

Here's a guess of how you might be able to fix it:
Edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config file (if there is no such file, see if there is a XF86Config-4)
add this:

Code:

# Identifier and driver

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

# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.

#    Option "Resolution"        "256"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

#    Option "Protocol"  "Xqueue"

If it doesnt work, please post back.

Good luck,
- drowstar

eventures · 06-04-2004, 05:18 PM

I've actually tried to install the OS without the mouse be read. I find too hard to navigate w/o a mouse

I"m a linux noob and don't know the key commands. If we're going to have modify config files just to get a mouse to work, then I don't think mandrake is for me. I don't want to have to do this on all of our systems. It just doesn't make sense.

Unless there are better solutions, I'm going to try out the other distros.

drowstar · 06-05-2004, 08:10 AM

eventures,
I find it important for you to know that this is neither normal nor expected behavior.
The solution I offered was solely meant to help you fix a problem that should not have been there in the first place.

Of course, you are free to try the other distros. However, Mandrake is said to be a very good choice.

Regarding your mouse problem, have you tried using a different port? Or maybe use a mouse that attaches to ps/2 instead of usb (or the other way round for that matter)?

Good luck. I am sure you will make a good choice.
- drowstar

eventures · 06-05-2004, 07:28 PM

This is a USB mouse. I've tried everything possible, including using different adapters.

I decided to go with Fedora 2 instead and the installation was as smooth as a baby's ass

My mouse and all my hardware was detected. Everything is running great! I love Fedora.

d4d4n9 · 06-05-2004, 09:28 PM

IMHO, you can try another distro that suits you

. But in the long run, it will be an advantage for you if you try to solve any problem arised so you know what to do in future by not evade the problem.
I usually seek advice to solve my linux problems here, where many gurus show what steps to take to solve problems.
BTW, thanks to linux communities to share their experiences.

eventures · 06-05-2004, 09:50 PM

The linux community is great and all you guys are awesome! The reason why I don't neccessarily feel the need to tackle problems right now is two fold.

1. We're in the process of selecting which distro we prefer
2. If the problem is something as mundane as detecting a mouse, it's worth moving on. Kind of like this, if a newly hired employee shows up late the first day to work, it's a good idea to let him/her go. Even though, he/she may prompt for the rest of his/her life. That is something we don't know. First impressions lasts forever!

I'm in process of adopting linux as our main OS for the enterprise. We already use linux on our servers, so we're now looking to adopt linux for the workstations as well.

barrys · 06-07-2004, 06:46 AM

Yes this is a bug in the release which was OK in RC1. The trick to overcome it is to use a normal mouse at the same time.

When you boot you use the usb mouse when you can then the backup, when you get to the config screen. Remove the ps2 mouse and
test with the usb. You must do this test -here is the bug- otherwise the usb mouse will not be recognized.

If you like Fedora then you will be missing out on Mandrake which really is far out in front. I tried Fedora and it's Disk setup was really awful
and would not let windoze coexist on the same hardrive no slidder bar either.

That is not to say that I would recommend anyone having Windoze on any machine.
If you can live without do. Unfortunately I still have one program that is a must and only works with that bloody awful XP (Does XP mean expletive?)

eventures · 06-07-2004, 07:14 AM

The problem is; I couldn't get any mouse to work, period.

Fedora core 2's installation was a breeze. All I had to do was boot into dvd and run the setup. I don't know what you mean by "disks". you should get the DVD image or the 4 CD images. Boot off into your cd-rom and boom, everything is taken cared of.

I don't quite see where mandrake is "that much better" than fedora. If someone could elaborate please?