My USB microsoft mouse is not working well on Slack 10.2

dante01010 · 07-19-2006, 04:16 PM

i installed Slackware 10.2 and detected my optical mouse but it´s not working well, it moves like shit and buttons doesn´t work. Any sugestions ?

chrisortiz · 07-19-2006, 05:28 PM

no big deal, heres how to fix it.

change to run level 3, log on as root, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Now scroll down to "input device" and edit it so it looks like this.

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
        Option      "Buttons" "5"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "CorePointer"
EndSection

go back to runlevel 4, and wala!
if you still have problems change the proto from auto to "IMPS/2"

unSpawn · 07-19-2006, 05:29 PM

Well, you choose to load Slackware...

Ask yourself what provides CLI or X mouse services? What package is it in? Does it come with a man page that explains the features or settings? Does it come with a config to tweak? (and do try searching LQ).

Finally please don't use vague descriptions like "it moves like shit": instead say it moves slow or sluggish or like that.

dante01010 · 07-19-2006, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisortiz

no big deal, heres how to fix it.

change to run level 3, log on as root, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Now scroll down to "input device" and edit it so it looks like this.

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
        Option      "Buttons" "5"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "CorePointer"
EndSection

go back to runlevel 4, and wala!
if you still have problems change the proto from auto to "IMPS/2"

thanks a lot