Kernel won't detect my USB mouse...

oolceeoo · n00b Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 17

Hello everyone. I am using gentoo kernel 2.6.11-r9. I am having difficulty getting the kernel to recognize my mx1000 usb mouse.

In the kernel, I have full HID support and layer compiled into my kernel, along with uhci, ehci, and one that begins with an s.

That hasn't worked, I just want the kernel to recognize my mouse. My keyboard works fine. My mouse worked in the livecd. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

rawbeefman · Guru Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 375

Check out your /etc/xorg.conf file. There is a option for devices in there and one of them searches for the mouse and one is a mouse driver.

Sadako · Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 7:29 pm Post subject:

Does "cat /dev/input/mice" output anything while moving the mouse?
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oolceeoo · n00b Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 17

Yes, when i move the mouse, there is output to the screen as strange characters.

Sadako · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject:

Well, then you need to check out your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, just like rawbeefman said.
If you post the "device" section that refers to your mouse, we can help.

You might also want to check out the xorg log files in /var/log for any relevant details.

oolceeoo · n00b Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 17

Ok. I got it to work. It works in X now, I was trying to get it to work in the console but now I'm in gnome and it works fine except the mouse wheel doesn't work. I'll try to see if I can get it to work. Thank you for your help!

racer_alpha · n00b Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 25

Does the Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" in the mouse section work to enable the wheel? I've contemplated a USB mouse...

102039 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 125

Maybe you also need to enable OHCI instead of UHCI in the Kernel. I board for example supports OHCI. I first had UHCI enabled which also worked for my mouse, i just could not get the mouse wheel working with X. I discovered then that my board has OHCI and then the mouse wheel worked.

Sadako · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:47 pm Post subject:

oolceeoo · n00b Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 17

Well, I added that to my xorg.conf file, but when I move the mouse wheel up, its like the back button of a browser. When I move it down, it moves forward. Strange....

Sadako · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:23 pm Post subject:

I get the same effect when holding down the shift key.

Maybe this is a setting within the window manager you're using, or perhaps your browser. Does scrolling work normally for any other apps?

Try the different modifier keys, such as ALT, SHIFT and CTRL, to see what effect these have.
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oolceeoo · n00b Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 17

I'm following the MX1000 user guide thread to try and get my mouse to work properly. No luck so far but I'll keep trying.