xf86 cfg ??
 

when booting I have the error "cant find core pointer" refering to my mouse..I get dumped to command prompt type start x again and it loads no prob what gives?? here is the section from xcfg
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 "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Can you please post the section "Server Layout" from XF86Config so that we can see which mouse is configured as CorePointer.

Plus, could you tell us what type of mouse you are using? That would help too. :)

I have a Gericom Hummer with inbuild Synaptics touchpad and an Zitech USB optical mouse.

Okay, don't know anything about the touchpad configuration but I use a logitech usb optical wheel mouse and here is what works for me in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "USB Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection

Really, we can't go further without the "Server Layout" section of XF86Config, to see which of these configurations X is actually trying to use, or if it's trying to use some non-existant mouse/touchpad/trackball for "corepointer".....

ok here it is thanx why 2mice ??its just a reg old logitech scroll ps/2

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "Generic Mouse"
EndSection

OK, you're using a wheel mouse? The problem is most likely that the first device listed, "Configured Mouse" is the identifier for a two-button mouse that does not exist (most likely also because the device /dev/psaux does not exist either).

Remove that setting (or comment it out with a "#" and just leave the "Generic Mouse", which should be your actual wheel mouse, from the settings), so that the server layout looks like this:
Restart your X server and your mouse should be found. You could also look in /dev/input/mice to confirm that this device exists before changing the settings.... and I don't see why you would need to have "Emulate 3 buttons" set to on, since ImPS/2 and ZAxisMapping used together enable the wheel (which is the third button if pressed instead of scrolled).

Hope this helps.