Mouse problems 2005.0 (SOLVED)

Evileye · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 782 Location: Toronto

I just installed the newly released gentoo 2005.0 and my question is how do I get my usb mouse to work.

i92guboj · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 1:49 am Post subject:

Does 'dmesg | grep mouse' report anything?

Evileye · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 782 Location: Toronto

5a\/ag3 · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject:

If you have an Intellimouse or a M$ mouse try /dev/psaux in your xorgconfig
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Evileye · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 782 Location: Toronto

I have a basic usb logitech mouse, 2 buttons plus scroll wheel.

ekpyrotic · n00b Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 52

Have you tried /dev/mice ?

heon2574 · n00b Joined: 12 Feb 2005 Posts: 4

Kernel 2.6.11.5. I used to have a problem with the usb mouse but not anymore. The mouse (USB MS Intellimouse) would light up at system boot but would turn off during linux boot so I recompiled the kernel. I'm not exactly sure what I added in but here's my stuff I compiled into the kernel (no modules):

Device Drivers >USB Support

Support for Host-side USB
--> USB device filesystem
EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support
OHCI HCD support
UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support
SL811HS HCD support
USB Human Interface Device (full HID) support
--> HID input layer support

i92guboj · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:09 pm Post subject:

Plz, report 'dmesg | grep mouse' as i stated above, so we can see if your kernel detected your mouse. If it did then the problem is related to xorg, if it didn't then you should top looking into xorg.conf and start to look into your kernel config.

Evileye · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 782 Location: Toronto

I did report it, scroll up

i92guboj · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:22 pm Post subject:

Oh! Sorry, did not see the little quote. Try compiling kernel with psaux legacy support and then try /dev/psaux, to see if this works. As protocol ImPS/2 should work, I believe, but not sure.

Unther · Apprentice Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 163

Post the input device section of your xorg.conf,

and that is all the demsg | grep mouse will return (I just checked)

Maedhros · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo - as far as I can tell this is an X.org issue. If not, I'm quite willing to move it somewhere else.

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ShadowFox · n00b Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 5

Maybe try /dev/input/mouse0 it worked for me.

HOHCEHC · n00b Joined: 10 May 2004 Posts: 32

Dementoric · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 20

Did you change "auto" to "IMPS/2" ?

Jimmers · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 145

I had this same problem, and I fixed it by modularizing "Device Drivers >> Input device support >> PS/2 mouse". The module is not loaded, I don't know if that makes a difference or not (excuse my n00bish-ness). Kernel is 2.6.9-r14. The applicable section of my xorg.conf:

Evileye · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 782 Location: Toronto

I've tried all these solutions, but none of them work. The mouse doesn't work in xorg or gpm.

I am using kernel 2.6.11.5

Unther · Apprentice Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 163

Evileye · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 782 Location: Toronto

Unther · Apprentice Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 163

That means the kernel isn't finding the mouse.

see what you get from

Evileye · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 782 Location: Toronto

falcon_001 · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:15 am Post subject:

I have a similar problem. When I start X with startx, the cursor doesn't move. But if I switch to a console with Ctrl-Alt-F1 and then come back to X with Ctrl-Alt-F7, the mouse is working for a few seconds then freeze. gpm is working fine. My keyboard scroll wheel is working fine all the time.

I got this problem with kernel 2.6.11.3 and the 2.6.11.6. But everything is fine with 2.6.10. I use Xorg 6.8.2-r1. I tried with device /dev/input/mice and /dev/input/mouse0, same problem.

My mouse is a Logitech Wheelmouse (USB and optical). My keyboard is a Logitech Navigator. Both devices are plugged on USB.

For now, I will stick with kernel 2.6.10.

Unther · Apprentice Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 163

EvilEye, the USB bus isn't reporting your mouse to the kernel.

What system are you on?

Evileye · l33t Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 782 Location: Toronto

What do you mean by what system am I on?

Unther · Apprentice Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 163

I know some DELL systems provide a BIOS option to report a USB mouse, and keyboard to the kernel as PS/2. Such an approach might be easier (if less satisfying).