Death mouse after kernel update FC6

Dummy-in-Linux · 01-19-2007, 06:53 PM

This morning I updated my FC6 box to kernel 2.6.19-1.2895, after that my mouse was death without any movement on the screen.

The mouse a standard "Made in China" 2 button with a clickable wheel in the middel. I use this mouse from FC1 and never let me down.

Are there more people having this problem?

Sepero · 01-19-2007, 08:00 PM

Please show us your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

Dummy-in-Linux · 01-19-2007, 09:04 PM

The mouse and the configuration worked for almost 4 years, but okay I can include the xorg.conf. It even works now, I just started in my previous kernel (2.6.18...)

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
Identifier "Monitor0"
ModelName "LG StudioWorks 7D"
### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "sis"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1152x864" "1152x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Dummy-in-Linux · 01-19-2007, 09:07 PM

weird, now I see my own xorg.conf I cannot see a mouse selection ???

Dummy-in-Linux · 01-19-2007, 09:32 PM

If I do "cat /dev/input/mouse0" I belief that this will show if the kernel supports the mouse?

Anyway I get the message that it not excised ....

Sepero · 01-20-2007, 02:25 AM

Here's my xorg.conf

Code:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"v4l"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

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

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "stylus"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "stylus"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "eraser"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "eraser"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver        "wacom"
  Identifier    "cursor"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/wacom"          # Change to 
                                                      # /dev/input/event
                                                      # for USB
  Option        "Type"          "cursor"
  Option        "ForceDevice"   "ISDV4"               # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"NVIDIA Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]"
	Driver		"vesa"
	BusID		"PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"E70-5"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	30-60
	VertRefresh	50-75
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"NVIDIA Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]"
	Monitor		"E70-5"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice     "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice     "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

Sepero · 01-20-2007, 02:28 AM

My device appears to be "/dev/input/mice". (And yes, using 'cat' on the device should result in output on the terminal.)

Dummy-in-Linux · 01-20-2007, 05:35 AM

Funny before (kernel 2.6.18-1.) it was mouse01 and with the new kernel (2.6.19-1) it is mice.

Dummy-in-Linux · 01-20-2007, 06:02 AM

With the new kernel 2.6.19-1.2895 I get no data if do "cat /dev/input/mice", again "cat /dev/input/mouse0" doesn't work like it worked with kernel 2.6.18-1.2869

If I do "cat /dev/input/mouse0" running kernel 2.6.18-1.2869 I can see mouse movement. With kernel 2.6.19-1.2895 "cat /dev/input/mouse0" tells me I have not so sort of file or directory.

I did add

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

to my xorg.conf , but that did not help much

Sepero · 01-20-2007, 12:08 PM

You should run your xorg configurator. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what program on FC 6 that is. On Debian based systems I run 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg'.
Make a backup copy of your current xorg.conf, just incase.

After reading around as best I could, I read on a forum that you should run the following as root:
Xorg -configure

Can anyone verify that? (Or provide a better solution?)

Dummy-in-Linux · 01-22-2007, 04:26 AM

Before I start to reconfigurator xorg.conf, I still belief the problem is bigger. Because if I do "cat /dev/input/mice" I get no data/response from the mouse.

It seems that the kernel doesn't see my mouse, I now connected several other mouses, including original Microsoft and Logitech also no responce or output onto the terminal with "cat /dev/input/mice"

Sepero · 01-22-2007, 06:11 AM

Try 'cat /dev/psaux'

Dummy-in-Linux · 01-23-2007, 09:04 AM

Seems the death PS/2 mouse problem is a kernel bug ......

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla....cgi?id=223606

Dummy-in-Linux · 02-06-2007, 09:54 AM

People it has no use to ask me if I already found a solution for the Fedora Core 6 mouse kernel problem.

The only way you can help, and maybe speedup the progress, is to report your own experience to the redhat Bugzilla website

Dummy-in-Linux · 02-14-2007, 08:31 PM

****** FEDORA CORE 6 WARNING *******

For the people who experienced PS/2 mouse problems with kernel 2.6.19-1.2895 I can advice not to upgrade to the just released kernel 2.6.19-1.2911 as it doesn't fix the PS/2 mouse problem.

Matter of fact it makes things worse as it removes the only working kernel (2.6.18.2869).