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johnnyICON
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 Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:29 am Post subject: Keyboard & Mouse Problems |
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Well, I finally got Gentoo up and running.... and I hope it'll work fine. I still have to tackle the whole ATI RADEON 9200 SE problem, but I will leave that for now.
My problem right now is my keyboard and my mouse. Now I am not all too sure if I configured them properly using xorgconfig but when I try to use quotation marks ( " ), I get an E with an accent above it.
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As well, I have a Microsoft Intelli Optical Mouse and I have it hooked up through PS/2. Any suggestions on how to configure that properly? |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:40 am Post subject: |
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When you run xorgconfig, you should be given an option to choose the PS/2 for mouse and the "whatever you kb config is" for your keyboard. If you are trying to use " in naming it,... dont. In fact, it may be better to go with the defaults.
To use the rollbutton, all you should add is :
ZAxisMapping "4 5"
to your config file and that should clear that up. |
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Is this for scroll wheel?
And in which section of the xorg.conf would I put that in? |
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r0nin
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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| johnnyICON wrote: | Is this for scroll wheel?
And in which section of the xorg.conf would I put that in? |
Yes this is for the scroll wheel. You should place this as taken from the xorg tutorial on gentoo's site:
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Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "TouchPad Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
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My xorg.conf file for that section looks like this--
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Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
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I have a microsoft usb wheel mouse.
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, I've added that line. Here is that that section looks like:
| Code: | Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
# Option "Resolution" "256"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.
# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# Option "ChordMiddle"
EndSection |
Anything else I should be aware of? As well, as I mentioned above, I have an Optical Intelli Mouse, are my settings appropriate? |
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm... I just restarted X to try and load the new settings... I got an error now...
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(==) Using config file: "etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Data incomplete in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Undefined InputDevice "Mouse1" references by ServerLayout "Simply Layout".
(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error parsing the config file
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r0nin
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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What was the name of your original identifier for your mouse? Also when you started X, was your mouse not working?
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r0nin
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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Also try changing:
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Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
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Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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It was Mouse1, I changed it to Microsoft Intelli optical mouse, I thought it was just a string, apparently it isn't.
And I read the guide that you linked me to earlier, and it said for PS/2 mouse chang ethe Device optoin to /dev/psaux |
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| johnnyICON wrote: | It was Mouse1, I changed it to Microsoft Intelli optical mouse, I thought it was just a string, apparently it isn't.
And I read the guide that you linked me to earlier, and it said for PS/2 mouse chang ethe Device optoin to /dev/psaux |
Ok I reverted the Identifier option back to Mouse1, KDE started up fine. |
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Scroll wheel still does not work however. I will try using /dev/input/mice |
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Using vt7
(WW) RADEON: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1) found
Symbol drmClient from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o is unresolved!
[b](EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
No such file or directory.
(EE) Mouse1: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse1"
No core pointer[/b]
Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
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Also, why is there an error for my radeon card now? |
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r0nin
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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Here is a link for a person with a similar problem.
You can try changing:
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Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
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Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse"
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r0nin
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Also did you configure your ATI card correctly? Were you able to find the make and model of your ATI card that xorg listed?
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| r0nin wrote: | | Also did you configure your ATI card correctly? Were you able to find the make and model of your ATI card that xorg listed? |
I would assume so, I used xorgconfig to generate the xorg.conf file. Followed those directions precisely. |
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r0nin
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Does your mouse work now or are you still having trouble? You might want to post in the gamers section of Gentoo. There are lot of people that use ATI that could be of assistance.
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r0nin
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/edit
It posted twice. Damn firefox.
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johnnyICON
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| r0nin wrote: | | Does your mouse work now or are you still having trouble? You might want to post in the gamers section of Gentoo. There are lot of people that use ATI that could be of assistance. |
Ok, I will fix my video card later.
My mouse is functioning under /dev/mouse right now, the scroll wheel is stil not working though. |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Should I try using Microsoft as a protocol option?
Also, I am just wondering why you keep on suggesting usb configurations? Do they work with PS/2? |
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r0nin
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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That could be an option. Try it and startx to see what the results are.
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| the microsoft protocol made it go crazy |
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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VICTORY IS MINE!
Well, after that little mishap, I ran xorgconfig again.
I chose auto for the protocol and the scrollwheel now works. I wonder if the other 3 buttons work as well. |
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r0nin
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| Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| johnnyICON wrote: | VICTORY IS MINE!
Well, after that little mishap, I ran xorgconfig again.
I chose auto for the protocol and the scrollwheel now works. I wonder if the other 3 buttons work as well. |
That's awesome. Now if you could post what your "InputDevice" section for your mouse looks like, I'm sure there will be others that can benefit from this post.
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johnnyICON
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Sure, gladly...
Microsoft Optical Intelli Mouse: My Fix
| Code: | # **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "Auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
# Option "Resolution" "256"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.
# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# Option "ChordMiddle"
EndSection |
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