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Old 10-07-2003, 01:09 AM   #1
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my mouse went really crazy...

hi... i'm new to this forum but not to slackware (i'm using it since 7.0)... my problem is something like this:

i have a Genius PowerScroll Eye USB, XFREE86 4.3.0, Slackware 9.0

when i move my mouse right<->left, the pointer moves up<->down... the buttons aren't working the way they should, when i press left or right button the pointer moves to the right, if i press the middle button (which is the mouse wheel) the pointer moves to the right, but faster...

i'm using IMPS2 protocol and /dev/input/mice device (it's the same with /dev/mouse). i've reconfigured X, i've used the "mouseconfig" script and i've even made a fresh slack9 install (Slackware 9.1 does the same).

i don't know what to do...

i installed Red Hat 9.0 and works fine, but i hate it.



any ideas?
 
Old 10-07-2003, 08:18 AM   #2
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I'm having this same problem with Slack 9.1. I have yet to figure this out ...
 
Old 10-07-2003, 08:35 AM   #3
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Quote:
Originally posted by stevenhasty
I'm having this same problem with Slack 9.1. I have yet to figure this out ...
The problem surely is a worng choice of protocols. I had the same problems (I use Slack 9.1).There is a thread here in LQ that solved my problems. Here it is:

Quote:
Originally posted by shassouneh
Yes, I fixed it. For future reference, your /etc/XF86Config file should look like:

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"


This is IF AND ONLY IF you have a USB mouse. If you need more help, I found this topic that is VERY helpful too
 
Old 10-07-2003, 10:02 AM   #4
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I did have my XF86Config set to use IMPS/2. My mouse actually worked for a while, then went all wacky. Here's my XF86Config:

Code:
# XFree86 4.0 configuration generated by Xconfigurator

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice	"USBMouse"	"SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:noscale"
FontPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:noscale"
FontPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:noscale"
FontPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF"
RgbPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

# This loads all the modules...

Section "Module"
Load  "GLcore"
Load  "dbe"
Load  "dri"
Load  "extmod"
Load  "glx"
Load  "pex5"
Load  "record"
Load  "xie"
Load  "v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Keyboard0"
Driver      "keyboard"
Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Mouse0"
Driver      "mouse"
Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option      "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# This section controls an optional USB mouse
Identifier	"USBMouse"
Driver		"mouse"
Option		"Device"	"/dev/pointer"
Option		"Name"	"AutoDetected"
Option		"Protocol"	"IMPS/2"
Option		"Vendor"	"AutoDetected"
Option		"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "CustomConfiguration"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName  "Unknown"
HorizSync  31.5 - 82.0
VertRefresh 50 - 70
Modeline "1400x1050" 116.22 1400 1416 1704 1816 1050 1050 1060 1097
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI|Rage Mobility M4 AGP"
# Driver "accel"
Driver "r128"
BoardName "Unknown"
#VideoRam 8192
Option "AGPMode" "4"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
# Set the basic blanking screen saver timeout.

#    Option      "blank time"    "10"    # 10 minutes

# Set the DPMS timeouts.  These are set here because they are global
# rather than screen-specific.  These settings alone don't enable DPMS.
# It is enabled per-screen (or per-monitor), and even then only when
# the driver supports it.

#    Option      "standby time"  "20"
#    Option      "off time"      "30"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "ATI|Rage Mobility M4 AGP"
Monitor "CustomConfiguration"
DefaultColorDepth 24
        Subsection "Display"
            Depth 24
          Modes  "1400x1050"
            ViewPort 0 0
        EndSubsection
#        Subsection "Display"
#            Depth 32
#            Modes  "1280x1024"
#            ViewPort 0 0
#        EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
EndSection
/dev/pointer points to /dev/input/mice
This config has always worked before for me.
Last edited by stevenhasty; 10-07-2003 at 10:03 AM.
 
Old 10-07-2003, 02:16 PM   #5
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OK, I got mine working. Not sure which of these did it, but here's what I've done.

I originally intended to install gnucash-1.8.7, and according to the mailing list for installing gnucash on slackware, the gdk-pixbuf package in slack 9.1 is broken and I was advised to remove the package and reinstall it from source. I did this, and at the same time, I made some rather minor changes to my XF86Config file, mainly taking out comments. I changed the case of the protocol. I don't think this really did anything, but oh well, it works now. I'm not going to question it!

Code:
# XFree86 4.0 configuration generated by Xconfigurator

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice	"USBMouse"	"SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:noscale"
FontPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:noscale"
FontPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:noscale"
FontPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF"
RgbPath  	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

# This loads all the modules...

Section "Module"
Load  "GLcore"
Load  "dbe"
Load  "dri"
Load  "extmod"
Load  "glx"
Load  "pex5"
Load  "record"
Load  "xie"
Load  "v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Keyboard0"
Driver      "keyboard"
Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier  "Mouse0"
Driver      "mouse"
Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option      "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# This section controls an optional USB mouse
Identifier	"USBMouse"
Driver		"mouse"
Option		"Device"	"/dev/pointer"
Option		"Name"	"AutoDetected"
Option		"Protocol"	"imps/2"
Option		"Vendor"	"AutoDetected"
Option		"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "CustomConfiguration"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName  "Unknown"
HorizSync  31.5 - 82.0
VertRefresh 50 - 70
Modeline "1400x1050" 116.22 1400 1416 1704 1816 1050 1050 1060 1097
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI|Rage Mobility M4 AGP"
# Driver "accel"
Driver "r128"
BoardName "Unknown"
#VideoRam 8192
Option "AGPMode" "4"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "ATI|Rage Mobility M4 AGP"
Monitor "CustomConfiguration"
DefaultColorDepth 24
        Subsection "Display"
            Depth 24
          Modes  "1400x1050"
            ViewPort 0 0
        EndSubsection
EndSection
 
Old 10-07-2003, 11:16 PM   #6
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none of those solutions worked for me...
i forgot to tell that i'm getting the same error from the console (text mode, gpm)...
 
Old 10-10-2003, 02:35 AM   #7
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ehh..
problem solved... just bought a new mouse... :P
 
Old 10-10-2003, 06:34 AM   #8
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Hahaha, a sure-fire fix, if not cost-effective
 
  


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