Problem with USB Mouse Slackware 11.0

nimedon · 12-31-2006, 02:14 PM

Hi, I just installed Slackware 11.0 on my laptop, and I got a problem with my optical mouse (Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 3000)
When I get on GUI my mouse just don't work as well,

What can I do to make my mouse work?

Thanks,
Nimedon

comprookie2000 · 12-31-2006, 02:21 PM

Post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf
just don't work as well, as well as what?
What is it doing or not doing that you want to change.

nimedon · 12-31-2006, 02:46 PM

My mouse jsut go up and down

kodon · 12-31-2006, 03:47 PM

try new batteries

nimedon · 12-31-2006, 04:34 PM

Doesn't need batteries :P

H_TeXMeX_H · 01-04-2007, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nimedon

My mouse jsut go up and down

Mine did the same. So, I tried all the kernels and only the huge26.s kernel supported the mouse properly. I recommend trying that kernel.

nimedon · 01-05-2007, 09:43 AM

ok, thanks, I'll change it, but how can I change the kernel?

H_TeXMeX_H · 01-05-2007, 04:27 PM

Well, go into the slackware CD or DVD, go to "extra/linux-2.6.17.13" and installpkg:

Code:

installpkg kernel-generic-2.6.17.13-i486-1.tgz; installpkg kernel-modules-2.6.17.13-i486-1.tgz; installpkg kernel-source-2.6.17.13-noarch-1.tgz

That's pretty much it.

In case you don't know what I'm talking about, put slackware CD #2 or DVD into your drive and:

Code:

su
<Enter your root password>
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/tmp
cd /mnt/tmp/extra/linux-2.6.17.13
installpkg kernel-generic-2.6.17.13-i486-1.tgz
installpkg kernel-modules-2.6.17.13-i486-1.tgz
installpkg kernel-source-2.6.17.13-noarch-1.tgz
cd
umount /dev/cdrom
eject /dev/cdrom

Now reboot and it should boot the new kernel.