Mouse doesn't work
 

I finished the Mandrake 10.1 install, with mouse actually working in the setup program.

After I log in, launched KDE, the mouse doesn't work any further :(

The prompt tells me it can't find the device /dev/mouse, which I can confirm, there's no such a file, there is /dev/mouse0 instead.

PC: Dell PowerEdge
Mouse: Dell PS2

Any suggestion would be muych appreciated!

Since it was working in the setup but not in KDE I think it is X you should look at. Take a look at your xfree86 or xorg config-file and change the device for your mouse.

CTRL-ALT-F1 out of Xwindows.

You'll be presented with a text console.

Log in as root using the password you provided at install.

Now KILL the display manager with

service dm stop

Next run

mousedrake

to configure your mouse.

Finally look/edit /etc/X11/XF86Config and check what the mouse section points to as an interface/port after you've done this.

Once done try it out by typing

X

at the prompt.

If you can move the mouse you are done.

If not you'll need to try again.

In both cases hit CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to get back to the text console.

Once you have the mouse working restart the DM by typing

service dm start

I recently installed Mandrake 10.1 with the same problem - the mouse would work during the installation, but after that, it won't work anymore. It just sticks in the middle.

I tried two mouses: a three-button generic PS2 mouse, and an optical USB mouse with a scroll wheel in the middle -- neither will work. I don't know what to do.

I did 'mousedrake' like you said, but it didn't seem to do anything.

Can anybody help? If you can't tell, I'm a bit of a :newbie:!

Well, I'm not quite sure how, but I fixed it! I went into mouseconfig, like was mentioned on one of the other threads, and picked out "Standard PS2 Mouse". Now, not only the PS2 works, but the USB one does too.

Solved
 

Thanks to all of you.
Apparently, instead of USB/PS2 universal driver, I had to choose explicit USB...
A bit weird but not that troublesome ;)

Now it works perfectly

Another trick...
 

First thank you all guys for the postings on this problem, which helped me a lot.

I found another way to solve this problem.

The basic fact is that the device link in the XF86Config points to /dev/mouse, and that this device does'nt exists on boot on my system. the only existing devices related are /dev/mouse0 and /dev/psaux.

Running mousedrake in console mode is a solution, because it creates /dev/mouse as a symlink to /dev/psaux (and not because it changes the /etc/sysconfig/mouse, which for me is allways ok).

But with this solution, I have to make it again at each boot.

So I replaced in /etc/X11/XF86Config the /dev/mouse by /dev/psaux, and now it works perfectly.

Wishing this could help...

I registered here because of this thread. I took a course in working with Linux a few years ago, but it is hard to remember anything, so I am basically a newbie. Fortunately, I did have some experience with the vi editor and such, so I am able to somewhat figure this out. I can not believe how complicated everything is under Linux, I suppose I'll figure it out. I, of course, had the same problem, mouse didn't exit, it is unbeilievable this won't work on install. This thread helped me to fix it by the last advice, I just wanted to thank you. I suppose I will be sending a lot of time here, would like to set up a web server and windows is out of the question. Thanks.

Yeah, it is bad that the mouse does not work after a nice install. It should, I have not personally tried Mandrake (or Mandriva as it is called today) but I know I have never had troubles with different types of mouses (mice?) in Slackware, it even found my touchpad on my laptop.