ps/2 mouse problem

autkast · 11-23-2003, 11:00 PM

Installed debian.. when x windows starts the mouse works, right when i type something the mouse stops funtioning. the pointer's still there but it doesn't move or anything. help?

adz · 11-24-2003, 12:49 AM

What's your graphics card, graphic driver, WM/DE? What does the pointer section of /etc/X11/XF86Config(-4) say?

Guru3 · 11-24-2003, 01:41 AM

Also, what type of computer do you have? Dell or what?

autkast · 11-26-2003, 02:49 AM

graphic card is a NVIDA RIVA TNT2 Model 64. tryed finding the pointer section but to no luck. its a hp pavilion 7960.

Guru3 · 11-26-2003, 11:15 AM

Try using a different mouse, also try updating the BIOS, these things may help.

adz · 11-26-2003, 06:26 PM

Quote:

tryed finding the pointer section but to no luck.

The section's actually called "InputDevice" (sorry) and looks like the section below.

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "USB Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option	      "SendCoreEvents"   "true"
        Option          "Protocol"              "IMPS/2"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"     "4 5"
        Option          "Buttons"               "5"
EndSection

autkast · 11-27-2003, 02:20 AM

heres wat i got

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "ps/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "SendCoreEven" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

adz · 11-27-2003, 02:44 AM

Which mouse do you have? USB or PS/2? Comment out the non-relevant section and make sure that the uncommented section has the "corepointer" option. If you've got a 3 button mouse you can get rid of "emulate3buttons" and if you've got a wheel then make sure you're using the IMPS/2 protocol (not PS/2).

autkast · 11-27-2003, 03:02 AM

its a 2 button ps/2 compaq mouse. haveing even more problems with the usb optical mouse where x window wont even load so switched to the ps/2.

adz · 11-27-2003, 08:59 AM

If you've not got a wheel then you can get rid of the "Zaxismapping" line. Other than that I can't think of anything you can do except search google for the exact make and model of the mouse and it's compaibility with xfree86. See if anyone else is having the same problem as you are.