Change Gnome resolution NEW now mouse doesnt work

[downat420]

I have gnome installed and working. i want to change the resolution though and I am not sure how. im stuck at 640x480 and that isnt cool. im using xorg 6.7. any ideas

[shade266]

http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=gentoo+gnome+resolution&btnG=Google+Search
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[downat420]

ok, well i tried to redo the xorgconfig command
and now my mouse doesnt work. it used to work perfectly. i used all the same settings in the xorgconfig. what should i do

[shade266]

does your resolution look better? what type of mouse do you have? also, did you reboot or restart your WM (depending on what you are using) sometimes rebooting after you have edited the xorg file helps
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[downat420]

ok, i rebooted, and now the mouse still doesnt work properly, it jumps all over the place and loves the top of the screen. if i move it really fast I can get it to go down for a second or less before it jumps right back to the top. anyone know?

[shade266]

post your xorgconfig and what type of mouse do you have? usb, ps/2?
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[downat420]

i dont know how to post that. im using a windows maching next to it to get help, so i cant cut and paste.

im using a microsoft ps/2 mouse. the xorgconfig has a bunch of comments, is there a certain part you want me to type out?

[hoarycripple]

It sounds like the mouse protocol you are using in the new xorg.conf is wrong. What type of mouse do you use, and what protocol? Specifically, check the section in your xorg.conf file that says:

[downat420]

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "Microsoft"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

thats what i have

[hoarycripple]

What did that section say in your previous configuration?

Try using "PS/2" as the protocol first. That's the generic ps/2 mouse protocol. You'll need to restart X (as you already know) after you make the changes.

You can then use a specific protocol for your mouse if that works.
"ExplorerPS/2" should work well also.

HTH.

EDIT: Are you using a ps/2 mouse? I totally forgot to ask and just assumed you were. If you are using a ps/2 mouse, then change the device to /dev/psaux also, or make a symlink from /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux.

[downat420]

umm it was working, then i switched to my pc, maybe it has something to do with my kvm switch. i got the resolution changed and my mouse works until i switch and switch back. i really need to be able to do that. you are supposed to be able to right?

[hoarycripple]

You're welcome.

Off topic: Symlinks are great! you should really check out some man pages (man ln) and learn to use them. Very useful. And they are used pretty often too.

[hoarycripple]

I had this problem with my kvm switch also. You don't need to do a reboot, you can just restart X by doing a CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE and it should work OK.

Also, change protocol to ExplorerPS/2 and see if that helps.

[downat420]

it doesnt work when i restart x server. it only works just after a reboot. is there a better way to stop x server than kill it. that just sounds harsh

[hoarycripple]

So even after the protocol change, switching via the KVM still causes the mouse to get borked?

You can restart X b y doing a /etc/init.d/xdm restart

(where xdm can be xdm, gdm or kdm depending on what you use)

[downat420]

yes, it worked a few hours ago. i dont know what to do.

[hoarycripple]

What is the specific problem now? Does the mouse get messed up only when you switch with a KVM, or it doesn't work at all?

Maybe the KVM is the problem?

[downat420]

The mouse only gets messed up when I switch away and then switch back. It will work just fine until I do that. The kvm switch is good.

[hoarycripple]

What model KVM are you using?
Does it include a built in mouse driver?
Are you running gpm on either computer?