I cannot get my usb mouse to work in slack 9.1 although a ps/2 mouse works just getting tired of swappin mice when i want to boot into slack D:

Any ideas or anything i need to post to further explain my situation please let me know.

Run mouseconfig, and tell it you want a USB mouse. You must be root to run it if not it will say command not found.

I had this very same problem come up earlier today, and this worked like a charm. Remove or comment out the "PS/2" mouse option, and add this to your xf86config file:

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

And if you have a scrolling mouse, add this:

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"


Regards.

Make sure you have the right support for ubs configured in your kernel. (UHCI, HID) There is a lot to read on mouse and kernel usbconfig on the forum so do a search and you'll find what you need. IN the new 2.6 kernel full HID works fine for me. After you checked or enabled the right functions in the kernel the above mentionend by CAPLID should do the trick! With some mice you also need the Option "Buttons" "5" above the ZAxis line. This keeps your mousewheel 'clickable'. It isn't needed for all mice but won't harm either.

Good luck!

Ok guys i got the usb mouse working thanks for your help , but the scroll does not work and ive added Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5". Heres the mouse section of my XF86Config anything missing ? :


Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

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

Maybe try getting rid of "buttons" "5". My USB mouse wheel is clickable without it, so you might be experiencing an unnesassary conflict between that and ZAxisMapping "4 5".

Yepp that did it thx m8 i also changed this Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"