I recently reinstalled Linux on my machine, which had run fine for years on RH9. After the install, I have had a number of problems, the main ones being that it comes up in a graphics mode not supported by my display, and it doesn't seem to recognize my PS2 mouse.

I have worked around the graphics problem by reinstalling in character mode. I then manually ran system-config-display to force the refresh rate to 60 Hz. (I have a flat-panel display.) This is extremely annoying and very bad form to default the display mode to something that won't always work; the system was literally unusable.

Now the remaining problem is the mouse. I have a USB keyboard and a PS2 mouse. After fixing the display problem, I do "startx" and X comes up, but the mouse cursor won't respond. Note that it responded fine during the (first) graphical install, and it responded fine during the (second) character-mode install. I have searched my /etc for XFree86Config in vain. I found /etc/X11/xorg.conf and tried editing that with no joy. As a work-around I connected a USB mouse, but that really sucks because tbe PS2 mouse is a real unix-style 3-button mouse that you can't get anymore.

What's going on here? Help!

Haven't used FC6

If you have /etc/X11/xorg.conf then it's using xorg and not Xfree86.
You can try running xorgconfig as root. Backup your xorg.conf first. Restore it if you fowl it up. Use the cp command to overwrite it.

Mouse in console and mouse in X is 2 different things.

Fedora usually probed for new hardware at startup. You might start the machine without the mouse plugged in, shut it down, restart the machine with the mouse plugged in. If that does not work it might be your xorg.conf pointing to the wrong mouse port. Or try using a different driver. Try Microsoft mouse, try auto, try generic PS2. Or in some cases the mouse is just not compatable.

What does the device section that lists your mouse say? Thats probably the problem.

It was initially blank, did not mention the mouse at all. I've edited it by hand to try to add a device spec for the PS2 mouse, but it still doesn't work.

Here is the relavent section of my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file
I use a PS/2 mouse on my laptop as you can see.

I've now edited my xorg.conf to look like yours, it still doesn't seem to work. Perhaps I should disconnect the USB mouse and restart. Incidentally my old RH9 had the mouse at /dev/psaux. That node no longer seems to exist in FC6.

I have this similar mouse problem in FC3(old).My ser mouse(genius)
was working since start of installatn, but after I tried recompiling
a new smaller kernel to use, my ser mouse go screwed up. I reverted back to
my old kernel and its still cant work. I hv tried similar to what u said here-ie
unplugged it,bootup then plugged in and bootup again but-it wont work. I know my ser mouse is ok bcos when I use win98se in the same box, its working.
I tried editing xorg.conf in the input section, and things get more screwed up.
Now i can only use my FC3 in textmode. I use 'mouseconfig' in single mode and
config it to generic serial, it shows ok in green, but when i startx into gui,
the mouse is frozen again ??????? I still hv no solution. Someone please help me.
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