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09-10-2004, 08:44 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2004
Posts: 1
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usb mouse in X has only horizontal movement
hi,
I installed Slackware 10.0, with my Microsoft mouse (2 button + 1 wheel) plugged into the USB port. It is recognized correctly at /dev/mouse, and the mouse pointer, cut/paste etc work fine on the text commandline. But when I start X, the mouse pointer has only horizontal movement, and only along the top edge of the screen.
My xorg.conf has,
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" <-- this soft links to ./dev/input/mice
Option "Protocol" "Microsoft"
(I typed the above from memory, so may have typos...)
I also tried loading,
modprobe hid
modprobe usbmouse
modprobe mousedev
individually, but the problem persists.
Any suggestions ?
thanks.
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09-10-2004, 11:21 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2001
Location: Left Coast - Canada
Distribution: s l a c k w a r e
Posts: 2,731
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Try...
Code:
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" # Should make the mouse a happy camper
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" # Gotta give the wheel some lovin', too.
Don't forget to restart the Xserver after you make the changes (Just logging out of X won't cut it)
Last edited by mcleodnine; 09-10-2004 at 11:23 PM.
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09-12-2004, 04:02 AM
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#3
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2004
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 2
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Hi Community
I've got the same problem with my IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0 USB...
The mouse pointer has only horizontal movement!?
Here is the xorg.conf of my Slackware 10.
Code:
Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.
# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# Option "ChordMiddle"
EndSection
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09-12-2004, 10:18 AM
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#4
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2001
Location: Left Coast - Canada
Distribution: s l a c k w a r e
Posts: 2,731
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Have you tried Option Protocol "Auto"?
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09-19-2004, 04:41 AM
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#5
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2004
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 2
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Now i know the solution...
Ich had to unload the "usbmouse" kernel module...
Don't ask me why this solution helps, but now it works 
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09-19-2004, 11:27 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2001
Location: Left Coast - Canada
Distribution: s l a c k w a r e
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Ahhh. Were you by chance running 'gpm'? (allows you to use the mouse in the console, no X)
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09-23-2004, 05:02 PM
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#7
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Poland
Posts: 1
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Quote:
Originally posted by die_rattte
Now i know the solution...
Ich had to unload the "usbmouse" kernel module...
Don't ask me why this solution helps, but now it works
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Could You write a little tutorial how to do this ???:> I am complete newbie with linux.... i would be very gratefull .
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