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You should have a look at the other messages (/var/log/messages for starters) regarding the freezing, as it could be due to a variety of issues. For the middle mouse button (does this have a wheel ? I am assuming yes, from your original post, though this is not clear) you should modify your XF86Config-4 such that it reads

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Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"

        Driver          "mouse"

        Option          "CorePointer"

        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"

        Option          "Protocol"              "IMPS/2"

        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"      "true"

        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"

        Option          "Buttons"              "5"

EndSection

It's not a wheel but it serves the same function. It has an up down thingy.

And editing the protocol to read "IMPS/2" screwed up the mouse. It was all over the screen and not where it needed to be.

Any further help on the freezing system or the dead middle mouse button?

They both still not working and I'm still stumped.

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Any further help on the freezing system...

See above. It could be due to many arcane things -- your best bet is to watch (using tail) /var/log/messages as the system freezes. Also, as per the above - what happens if you start X, but don't touch the mouse at all ? Does it still freeze ? Does it take the same amount of time, etc. etc.

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...or the dead middle mouse button?

If it is not working with your current settings, it's likely that you'll have to use a seperate driver -- see http://www.tuxmobil.org/Mobile-Guide...g-devices.html. I am surprised that the IMPS/2 protocol didn't work though -- you may want to check whether /dev/mouse is pointing to something different. If you run (as root) cat /dev/mouse in a terminal as you move your mouse, you should see whether there's any response from that device. If not, then try some of the other obvious ones if you haven't already - /dev/psaux, /dev/input/mice in particular.

Laptops are fickle things to get going under Linux, particularly if you're still new to it. On the plus side, you'll learn quite a bit by getting down to the nitty gritty in order to see exactly what's tripping it up.

Cheers,

mj