No Mouse in Slackware 11
I have been running slackware 10.2 on my laptop for ages, then I upgraded to 11.0 using Swaret. Everything was sweet until I realised there were new drivers for almost everything and I was only running a / and swap partition. So I thought I'd reinstall a fresh copy of Slack 11 today. I backed up all my config files and off I went.
Rebooted after installing the modules (I installed with huge26.s) and everything was working. Copied my old lilo.conf over (I run a weird resolution, and I have a nice custom boot logo), did the same for internet etc. I compiled my old .config file into the kernel (2.6.18). I did a lot of stuff just using links and CLI. I eventually got around to installing Dropline and I started it. The mouse will not move... Now, most answers to this question on LQ I have found say its the lack of modules being installed. I installed the 2.6.17.13 (I think it is?) ones form the DVD, and I compiled my own kernel. I can modprobe my NIC card (e100). I thought I'd done something wrong, so I quickly reset everything, just reinstalled it again. Now I have a FULL install on my laptop, and I haven't touched anything. I installed the modules as instructed to, and it still isn't working (In KDE). I thought I'd ask if anyone knew what to do? Its just the basic trackpad, using PS/2 has worked every other time I have installed Slack on this laptop. Thanks for reading :) |
do you need to change the device in the InputSection for X11? or run mouseconfig?
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Ah yeah, forgot to mention that, I just kept my xorg.conf file and copied it over. I ran mouseconfig at setup.
With the default and my previously working xorg.conf's neither have working mice... in fact they are both the same, I just checked. |
what mouse is it? how is it connected? can you post your inputdevice section?
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2 things off the top of my head
1) Try IMPS2 in the input section. 2) Double-check that the /dev/mouse link functions or exists. If not try using /dev/input/mice |
/dev/mouse exists. There is a /dev/input/mice but it points at nothing. The /dev/mouse points to psaux. I have used IMPS2 and plain PS2.
The mouse is one of those trackpads on most (if not all) laptops. It has two buttons. Code:
Section "InputDevice" Code:
Section "InputDevice" |
Check dmesg for a comment regarding psaux
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ok, strangest thing. I tried all of that, nothing in dmesg about it.
Booted into windows because I left it in hibernate and linux can't mount it, reboot. It works now. Thanks for all the help guys... that was so weird. |
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