Mouse is sleeping on the job!

semperfitca · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 27

I just installed Gentoo (yeah!), and got everything up and running for the most part (X, fluxbox, my favorite apps, etc.).

Problem is, whenever I first enter any session (fluxbox), I move my mouse around but my pointer just sits in the middle of the screen motionless. It always take about 3 seconds before it "unfreezes" and starts to move around with the movement of the mouse.

Thanks,

Steve

PaV · Apprentice Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 176 Location: Poland

yes this is interesting. i have the same prob on my other box (p3 800, ps2mouse, kernel 2.6.5)

semperfitca · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 27

And while I'm talking about my mouse (logitech cordless MX 770?), I was wondering how to get the scroll wheel to work.

Thanks again,

Steve

PaV · Apprentice Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 176 Location: Poland

add to /etc/X11/XF86Config (or whatever your X config file is)
in section Input Device for your mouse:

hensan · l33t Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 868 Location: Sweden

I had this same problem. It seems that XFree isn't able to autodetect the mouse protocol properly with a 2.6 kernel. The fix is to change the mouse protocol in XF86Config from Auto to to whatever protocol is right for you, in my case ImPS/2.

hielvc · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject:

I guess frying your brains out there at Coachella helped :lol:

semperfitca · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 27

Hey Hiel!

LOL...I don't know what it was, but everything seemed to work out this time and I actually got it all installed. I kinda caught me by surprise.

Steve

Deathwing00 · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 10:09 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo.