suse 9.2 laptop can't get ps/2 mouse working
 

Hi, thanks for looking - ive got a problem.

i posted a thread about it under linux laptops but im wondering if anyone here, with suse has the same problem as me.

Im running suse 9,2 on a compaq evo n1015v laptop.
New HD, lots more ram added.. 128 + 512mb.. (64mb for on board ati 320m graphics chip set)

i cant get my ps/2 mouse working..

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=331909
here is the progress so far.

If you have the time to read just the last couple of posts i would be most grateful, im wondering if i can find anyone with my laptop with this problem.. Or anyone that can tell me anything i might try pls.

Thanks! :)

Have you tried: http://www.linux-laptop.net/

to see whether anyone with the same lappy has had that problem?

yes thanks, i looked there. My arm is nearly falling off from using the touchpad now.. i'm really stuck for ideas.

ho well.. :)

CT

Hi,

I have a different compaq notebook (presario 900z) but I think the your evo and my presario are of the same age (guessing from the video card ;)). For my external usb mouse, all I had to do was adding some configuration lines to my XF86config file. I remember googling and finding a suse support page that had the information.

here is a link that might be useful.
http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2001/0..._usbmouse.html

I also notices that when I install suse with the mouse attached, the mouse is fully configured without a problem...

Hope this will be helpful.

i.s.

Hi thanks for looking, i started a thread about this in laptops because i thought that was the problem, however its becoming increasingly possible that (imo) its to do with the new 2.6 kernel that suse 9.2 uses - apparently it handles devices like mice and keyboards differently, when i was using kernel 2.4mdk it worked fine.. Hum.. wonder how i find out if im right or not !!

Thanks for looking tho i_s, what version of suse are you running because that could blow my theory out of the water.! ive double checked my XF86Config and i reckon its about right. :).. my usb keyboard works fine its my ps/2 mouse..

Anyone know anything that might be different in the kernel that causes this type of issue?

I used suse 9.2 pro, and the mouse was working without a problem. I am currently using 9.3 pro and the usb mouse (logitech cordless click) works very smoothly.

I had the same setup also working with Mandrake 10 and 10.1. I opted for suse because of the stability that I get with suse.

i.s.

ye, i love suse too.. i guess my problem might well be solved if i stick my mouse in the USB, i went to suse's website and they did say to avoid problems i should be using a USB mouse.. time to get a ps/2 to usb converter i guess.. just a shame i can't get it to work properly with my existing setup.. nvm tho eh

check your xorg.conf file ( I think SUSE uses that)

cat /etc/X11/xorg.cong

Check under mouse section and see if it is correct for PS/2. Also Did it work during the install?

KC

Also, there should be a .config file, probably in /usr/src/linux, that will tell you if your kernel was compiled to even use the ps/2 port. That could be your problem.

lol,

Hi, thanks for the interesting replies - My XF86Config (of which xorg.conf is a kinda mirror as far as i can tell) should be fine. My ps/2 mouse did not work during the install.

I couldn't find the .config kernel file where you suggested but there were a few in /boot/ so i looked for things like ps2 and usb in there, seem like most of the options are set to "on" or "y", but this might not be the right place anyway..

So i shoved my existing USB keyboard through a USB -> ps/2 adapter and without a reboot it just worked! **scratches head** .. so ps/2 port is definatley enabled, but in such a way it doesn't want a mouse in there,..

One thing i have noticed is that if i really wiggle the external mouse around, the cursor stays still, and then suddenly flies to the side of the screen.. continued wiggling sometimes creates the same effect but its not happening right now.. however. When i CTRL + ALT + F10 i see:
psmouse.c touchpad at isa0060/seri01/input0 lost sync at byte (X)
Message repeated xxxx times where X is 1 - 4 and xxxx is anywhere from 100 to 3000
keep coming up whenever i move the external mouse for a while. weeeeiiirrd?

So somehow the ps/2 device is interupting the touchpad for a second and getting and input through.. ? please don't let this put you off helping me! im not really sure what could be causing this tho.. It's worth noting that the ps/2 mouse works perfectly in winblahhrhr i can't even say it.

Soooooo... I dont really like sticking lines and lines of text in here.. anyone know the BB code to get a kind of scroll box in here? .. anyway here we go, what im looking at is the kbd input device, and maybe the "option "protocol "standard"" bit.. i tried to change it to "usb" but it wouldn't startx after that, so i took the protocol line out completely and it worked again.. Ive tried many combinations of things

Didn't mean to write quite such an essay, just turned out that way!! Thanks for you patience.

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "kbd"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "synaptics"
Identifier "Mouse[0]"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
Option "BottomEdge" "4000"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Edges" "1900 5400 1800 3900"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "Finger" "25 30"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
Option "FingerLow" "25"
Option "InputFashion" "Mouse"
Option "LeftEdge" "1900"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.02"
Option "Name" "Synaptics;Touchpad"
Option "RightEdge" "5400"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "TopEdge" "1900"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[3]"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
Option "InputFashion" "Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "yes"
EndSection

oh and this bottom bit:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[0]" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection

crazytigger:

'winblahhrhr... ': Cute! Big grin!

I still need to 'finalize' my new Gentoo 2.6.11-rc4 code. I have dual Kensington rodents: PS/2 ExpertMouse trackball on left (main), USB red-eye (no ball) radio scroll=wheel 5+2 button (chords) mouse on right. GUI picks USB, console ignores both. (I boot init=3 console, then "startx" for GUI, "but that's just me"...)

What I *do* know is that , starting as I do, is I can put:

gpm -m -t ps2 -M -m -t flwbrowse

(or something like that !! -- in 'winblahhrhr' right now, alas...)
into startup scripts or type it at the prompt, and both then work in con and GUI. One warning!: 'gpm' is a server to X; so your X-mouse settings get --poof--'d.

best!,

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Ha.. reading my last post - it really doens't make much sense.. so i'll make this breif:

The P/S2 hole in my computer doens't like having a mouse in it. When i plug a keyboard in the PS/2 it works. When i view the kernel messages with the ps/2 mouse plugged in i get messages saying that something has interuppted the touchpad, but still no mouse action.

xorg.conf looks fine.

The only resolution i found to this was soldering a USB plug to my mouse and shoving it in there. i didn't have an adapter but now ive got a working mouse.

It seems strange that i had to do this. Where do i even begin to find out what is happening? I've heard things about the 2.6 kernel and how it deals with periferals (sp?) is different, could this be the cause? ive googled for stuff but the only thing i found is from suse's own website, saying that i should use a USB mouse to avoid problems.. hum.. Is it even worth bothering with now ive got the mouse working in USB? I just hate unrelolved problems.

Ok.. thanks for all the support