XF86 and mouse issues - Slackware 8.0

I'm having a heck of a time trying to get my mouse working. It doesn't seem to auto load during the installation. I've tried to edit the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config as suggested in the instructions for XFree (ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/publ/XFree86/4.1.0/doc/README.mouse) and still it doesn't function properly.

When I "startx" everything loads ok. Gnome comes up just fine, the mouse pointer is dead middle on the screen but as soon as I move the mouse the pointer jumps to the very most upper lefthand corner. The mouse won't move unless I really move the mouse quickly and then there is no pattern to where the pointer goes. It always seems to default back to the upper lefthand corner.

Does anyone have a fix???

PS: I've used both Caldera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4 and RH 6.1 with no mouse issues....

Thanks

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spanky,

Check out this thread:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=20784

I posted some bits of my current Slack XF86Config which deal with the mouse.

Also, post the mouse portion of your XF86Config file so we can see how it's set up right now.

When I first installed Slack, I ended up needing to run XFree86 -configure to get a nice clean XF86Config file with the correct info.

j.

GPM and imwheel can cause mice to do this sometimes. I always disable gpm and imwheel was developed before Xfree86, gnome and kde supported wheels and is no longer needed unless your running old versions for some reason.

The problem is the protocol used by the mouse. I use logitech USB iFeel mice and i have this problem every time, but the fix is simple, you just need to change the protocol in core pointer section. For USB mice its usually imps/2, but it can be psaux, or something else. What mouse do you have, try looking at some sample config files to see what different protocols there are and try them all out, eventually you will find the right one...
Hope that helps.

-nskl

Right now my XF86Config is set up as such:

Indentifier "mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "protocol" "MouseManPS/2"
Option "device" "/dev/mouse"

I do have gpm enabled.

I have available a regular PS/2 Logitech MouseMan Serial-MousePort (this is a PS/2 and will adapt to a serial) as well as a Logitech TrackMan Marble Wheel (USB), I'd prefer the trackman.

JP, I tried the setting that you had on the link. It still does the same thing.

Does the XF file need to be "XF86Config"? I had one that was XF86Config.98 and was wondering if that may have been a problem. So when I tried JP's suggestion I saved is as just "XF86Config".

The version of XFree I'm using is the one that came with Slack, I do know that it isn't the 4.2.0, I think it might be 4.1.0.

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm determined to get this thing working....

spanky

Originally posted by NSKL --<snip>-- For USB mice its usually imps/2, but it can be psaux, or something else. --<snip>-- -nskl

......ummm...I think you'll find that while imps/2 is a protocol, psaux is a device......

hmmm, indeed i found that out
Sorry, my mistake....
Thanks for the correction!

-NSKL

I had the same problem as spanky. I disabled gpm and it works just fine now.

/etc/rc.d/rc.gpm

comment out all lines

John

removing gpm from the startup scripts does n;t make any difference..

Everytime I confige xfree in slack8 I go manually and configure the mouse protocol, I have the intelli mouseand I set it to

"IMPS/2" or "PS/2"

and then I go to the gpm init file /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm and I set the mouse device to

/dev/psaux

(if you have a ps2/mouse..)

All I can tell you is that it worked for me.

YMMV

John

yeap . . but now do you have a console mouse ??

y not configure the gpm ?

as u wich...its ur box..

I got the mouse working!!! I went into /usr/X11/bin/xfree86setup*, answered a couple of questions and the bad boy was up and running immediately. Working in the xf86config just didn't seem to do it. Added to fact that I was probably jazzing around in the wrong XF86Config file.... Now I just have to focus on the getting the cdrom accessible through Gnome. Slowing starting to learn my way around slack. Thanks for everyones help.

spanky