mouse problems....NOT SCROLL ISSUES
 

my ps/2 / USB intellimouse, or any mouse for that matter, wont work.

ive tried setting it up in xorgconfig, added the ZAxis option, made sure it said IMPS/2, tried it on auto as well, but still nothing.

I have it plugged into the ps/2 port using the adapter that came with it. Works fine with windows.

need a little help here, trying to get this setup tonight so i can finish a project thats due tomorrow, without going in to the computer lab at school.

If you're not even getting a response, then either you have the wrong protocol or the wrong device listed. Perhaps post some more details about the mouse want to use, along with your xorg.conf - or a link to it.

Also: which kernel (and did you compile it, or was it the stock Slack one ).

Cheers,

mj

the mouse is an older 4 button w/scroll wheel MS intellimouse, probably a good 4-5 years old. Its USB and PS/2 compatible.

i compiled with either bare.i or the stock slack kernel....are they the same?

No idea - but you'll probably need to have HID and usb mouse support compiled in, if you want to plug it into a usb port.

What have you got as your mouse entry in your xorg.conf ?

Cheers,

mj

the mouse is plugged into the ps/2 port, and i forgot to mention its optical, if that matters.


my xorgconfig looks like this:


identifier "mouse1"
driver "mouse"
option "protocol" "IMPS/2"
option "device" "/dev/mouse"

You probably will need something like: - for a four button plus scrollwheel usb mouse. Though you'll almost certainly need HID support in your kernel to use /dev/input/mice, and the Identifier will have to match that in the ServerLayout section.

Cheers,

mj

Just saw your edited post.

You'll need to use mouse1 in place of USB Mouse.

Cheers,

mj

so how do i know if i have HID support in my kernel, and how do i match that in the serverlayout section?

Look for the stanza in your xorg.conf that begins with "ServerLayout" :)

If in doubt, post your whole xorg.conf.

mj

and about the HID support?

No usb human interface devices (HID's) will work if it isn't enabled - other than that, I don't know. If you're using a usb keyboard, then you're obviously ok. Easiest way is just to plug it in, edit your xorg.conf as above (changing USB Mouse to mouse1 - and check that the mouse that's mentioned in your ServerLayout is also mouse1) and restart X.

Cheers,

mj

wireless usb keyboard works fine....so its something that is affecting the mouse excusively.


wheres a flow chart when ya need one?

changed xorg.conf to:


Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "5 6"
Option "Buttons" "6"


and now X wont even start....its saying no pointer found


how do i go about posting a copy of my xorg.conf on here?

Presumably you're using a different computer/system while you sort this out, so I'd simply copy it to a floppy (in a console: - then copy and paste the contents onto your entry here. Incidentally, what is the response when you type into a shell (as root)- and then move the mouse around ?

Cheers,

mj

actually its the same computer, its kinda a PITA switching back and forth, but when this computer is down, so is our other one, as it gets its internet connection through this one.