mouse and keyborad used to work, but now dont

cleff · 06-01-2004, 01:28 AM

i'm running rh 8.0 and I have a usb mouse and a normal ps2 or whatever keyboard. one day i decided to plug in a ps2 mouse and i restarted. it configured for the mouse, but then i wanted to use my usb mouse, which was not configured anymore i think. then i unplugged the ps2 mouse and restarted, and now neither my usb mouse nor keyboard works. Thanks.

Mega Man X · 06-01-2004, 01:45 AM

Hi cleff!!!

Try editing the file called "XF86Config" located at /etc/X11/ (note, in some distributions, that file can also be called XF86Config).
Scroll down the file until you find something like this:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

    Identifier	"Mouse1"
    Driver	"mouse"
    Option 	"Protocol"	"IMPS/2"
    Option	"Device"	"/dev/psaux"
    Option	"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
    Option	"Emulate3Buttons"	"no"
...

Most likely, you will want to edit your Protocols and Device to an USB device. You could alternatively try to run "redhat-config-xf86config (or something like that... ) and re-enter your display properties.

Sorry to do not give any accurate answers, it has been a while since I last used Redhat

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Good luck!