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mice doesn't work on sw 12.1

first off all, I'm from croatia, and my english is not good :D..
well, i have updated sw12.0 to sw12.1.. after that update i had to install nvidia drivers again, and then i have started X... when i started x, my mice didn't work... this is my xorg.conf

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig

# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Thu Feb 14 18:20:37 PST 2008



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Section "ServerLayout"

    Identifier    "Simple Layout"

    Screen        "Screen 1" 0 0

    InputDevice    "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

    InputDevice    "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection



Section "Files"

    RgbPath        "/usr/share/X11/rgb"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/local/"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo/"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"

    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic/"

EndSection



Section "Module"

    Load          "dbe"

    SubSection    "extmod"

        Option        "omit xfree86-dga"

    EndSubSection

    Load          "type1"

    Load          "freetype"

    Load          "glx"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier    "Keyboard1"

    Driver        "kbd"

    Option        "XkbLayout" "hr"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier    "Mouse1"

    Driver        "mouse"

    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

    Option        "Buttons" "5"

    Option        "Protocol" "PS/2"

    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

    Identifier    "My Monitor"

    HorizSync      31.5 - 50.0

    VertRefresh    40.0 - 90.0

EndSection



Section "Device"

    Identifier    "VESA Framebuffer"

    Driver        "nvidia"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

    Identifier    "Screen 1"

    Device        "VESA Framebuffer"

    Monitor        "My Monitor"

    DefaultDepth    24

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      8

        Modes      "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

    EndSubSection

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      16

        Modes      "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

    EndSubSection

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      24

        Modes      "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

    EndSubSection

    SubSection    "Display"

        Depth      32

        Modes      "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

    EndSubSection

EndSection

You can have a look at the X log (/var/log/Xorg.0.log) for any error during start-up of X.

Otherwise, you can also try to modify the mouse protocol in /etc/X11/xorg.conf to "Auto" to see what X automatically selects.

look like no problem there:

Code:

(II) GLX: Initialized MESA-PROXY GL provider for screen 0

(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"

(**) Generic Keyboard: Core Keyboard

(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"

(**) Generic Keyboard: Protocol: standard

(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"

(**) Generic Keyboard: XkbRules: "xorg"

(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"

(**) Generic Keyboard: XkbModel: "pc104"

(**) Option "XkbLayout" "hr"

(**) Generic Keyboard: XkbLayout: "hr"

(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"

(**) Generic Keyboard: CustomKeycodes disabled

(**) Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"

(**) Configured Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/mice"

(**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2"

(**) Option "CorePointer"

(**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer

(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

(**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"

(**) Configured Mouse: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50

(**) Configured Mouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5

(**) Configured Mouse: Buttons: 9

(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE)

(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Generic Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)

    xkb_keycodes            { include "xfree86+aliases(qwertz)" };

    xkb_types                { include "complete" };

    xkb_compatibility        { include "complete" };

    xkb_symbols              { include "pc(pc105)+hr" };

    xkb_geometry            { include "pc(pc104)" };

(II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded

now i will try set it to Auto

From the CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT file:

Quote:

The psmouse module is no longer blacklisted by default; instead, it is loaded
with the imps protocol per /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse -- if you need/want a
different protocol, edit that file. Note that options declarations have
no bearing on *if* a module is loaded - they only affect *how* it is loaded.
In other words, the module should now be loaded automatically (since it's no
longer blacklisted), and the options in /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse are the ones
applied when loading it.

It could be than the psmouse module is loaded and is the reason for your trouble.

Check if psmouse is loaded:

Code:

lsmod | grep psmouse

If so, try to blacklist the module.

Hi nOp!

I've just upgraded from 12.0 to 12.1
and my mice stopped working too.

To fix this I needed to recompile the kernel choosing the right options for my mouse, which seen to be not set by default on Pat's compilation.

Don't worry Pat: I still love u and slackware!
Before, in 12.0, my amarok and gxine used to be buggy,
but they are ok now XD
Slack 12.1 is awesome - stable as hell!

Thank u Pat!!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by erickFis (Post 3147326)

well what were that options, I am a newbie in complinig kernel, this was my first upgare in slackware ;)

ok, lets go:

- download the new linux kernel (kernel.org)
- unpack it (can be in your home dir, doesn't matter)
- cd to the unpacked dir
- edit Makefile and set the install path (i.e: /boot/k25)
- edit /etc/lilo.conf to include the new kernel image
- copy /boot/config-huge-smp-2.6.24.5-smp or config-huge-2.6.24.5
to .config
- run $make oldconfig
- run $make xconfig
- now go in Device Drivers > Input device support
- set anything related to your mouse here.
- save
- run $make
- turn to root
- create the kernel destination dir (/boot/k25)
- cp the lilo.conf that u have edited to /etc
- run $make install
- run $make modules_install

Good luck!
it's not so hard as it looks XD

thx on this, i will try it now

Quote:

Originally Posted by gegechris99 (Post 3147320)

From the CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT file:

It could be than the psmouse module is loaded and is the reason for your trouble.

Check if psmouse is loaded:

Code:

lsmod | grep psmouse

If so, try to blacklist the module.

Um, you've got that backwards. If the psmouse module is NOT loaded, then loading it will almost surely fix the problem.

The snippet you posted from CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT is correct, however, and that's the part the original poster needs to read.

It's so nice to have someone from Croatia here,welcome n0p!
About your problem,you should first try what gegechris99 has suggested.Pozdrav.

well that module isn't loaded, and i think that there is a problem, i have removed it from blacklist, and again it wasn't loaded.. the same problem is with ndiswrapper module :S..

p.s. (alane nemoj zezat da si iz rijeke :D, ja sam 45min od ri, selo bribir xD )

Quote:

Originally Posted by n0p.cracker (Post 3147429)

well that module isn't loaded, and i think that there is a problem, i have removed it from blacklist, and again it wasn't loaded..

Do you have a backup of the old /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist still in the same directory?
If so, remove it. That's why I said to read CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT.

Quote:

the same problem is with ndiswrapper module :S..

That one has to be loaded manually.
rc.modules is one option, but there's a better one - again, see CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT.
Seriously, the documentation is there for a reason.

Quote:

Originally Posted by n0p.cracker (Post 3147429)

p.s. (alane nemoj zezat da si iz rijeke :D, ja sam 45min od ri, selo bribir xD )

Je stari,baš iz Rijeke,vidiš kako je svijet mali,e baš mi je drago :D.
Izgleda da ćeš morat kompajlirat kernel,samo naprijed,ako zapneš samo postaj ovdje.
Inače ja imam Slackware 12 i nisam imo tih problema.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rworkman (Post 3147441)

That one has to be loaded manually.
rc.modules is one option, but there's a better one - again, see CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT.
Seriously, the documentation is there for a reason.

Are you referring to rc.netdevice? If so, how is it better? If not, could you elaborate?

Thanks,
Brian

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCarey (Post 3147642)

Are you referring to rc.netdevice? If so, how is it better? If not, could you elaborate?

Indeed I am.

There are two good options, actually. One is to use rc.modules.local, but you would need to include the top section of the stock rc.modules (the section from the top that updates module dependencies) at the top of the custom rc.modules.local. For example, here's mine (yes, I use this method):

Code:

#!/bin/sh

# rc.modules 12.1  Wed Mar  5 23:51:09 CST 2008  pp (rb), pjv

# Customized version for rc.modules.local -- 20080323 rlw

#

# This file loads extra drivers into the Linux kernel.

#

# Determine the version of the running kernel:

RELEASE=$(uname -r)



### Update module dependencies ###

# If /usr is mounted and we have 'find', we can try to take a shortcut:

if [ -x /usr/bin/find -a -e /lib/modules/$RELEASE/modules.dep \

    -a /lib/modules/$RELEASE/modules.dep -nt /etc/modules.conf ]; then

  NEWMODS="$(/usr/bin/find /lib/modules/$RELEASE -type f -mindepth 2 -newer /lib/modules/$RELEASE/modules.dep)"

  # Only rebuild dependencies if new module(s) are found:

  if [ ! "" = "$NEWMODS" ]; then

    echo "Updating module dependencies for Linux $RELEASE:"

    /sbin/depmod -a

  else

    echo "Module dependencies up to date (no new kernel modules found)."

  fi

else # we don't have find, or there is no existing modules.dep, or it is out of date.

  echo "Updating module dependencies for Linux $RELEASE:"

  /sbin/depmod -A

fi



# ACPI Stuff

modprobe acpi_cpufreq

modprobe thinkpad_acpi

modprobe ac

modprobe video

modprobe thermal

modprobe processor

modprobe fan

modprobe button

modprobe battery

modprobe nvram



# Power scaling

modprobe cpufreq_ondemand

modprobe cpufreq_conservative



# Modules for PPTP VPN

modprobe ppp_mppe

modprobe nf_conntrack_pptp

That's probably a bit of overkill now with 2.6.24.x, as it's supposed to load most acpi modules automatically, so just call me crufty. :)

The easier way to do it is with rc.netdevice though. The original purpose of that script (which will probably not exist on a fresh installation) was to load networking modules early in the boot process so that the network scripts could finish successfully. Since udev came along though, that's just not needed anymore. However, support for the file is there, and since it's run early in the boot process if it exists, it's a great place to sneak other non-network-related modules in if you need them loaded.
* I have to credit Pat with hammering a clue at me on this one - while it's obvious to me now, I'd never considered rc.netdevice for this purpose before.