Problem with mice with gnome

[PowerfulPenguin]

ok i can't find out what to do with this, my XF86Config looks perfectly good to me. I have a synaptics touchpad and some logitech mouse plugged into the PS/2 port. Here's what the InputDevice sections and my ServerLayout sections in XF86Config look like.

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse2"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Main Layout"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "another layout"
Screen "Screen1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Screen1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

and when i start up X and gnome, i can't move the mouse pointer. Anyone got any ideas? If you do, it would be much appreciated. thanks.

[grooveman]

First, I think you need to find out if it has to do with your Xconfig, or something else. Here are a few trouble-shooting ideas to get you started.

You can try starting up your broken X environment, and hitting "ctr+shift+numlock". This should beep the system bell and allow you to control the mouse with the number cluster.

Does your mouse work with gpm and no X environment? Try dropping to a command prompt, then typing "/etc/init.d/gpm start". This allows you to use the mouse to select,cut and past in a vt. The mouse pointer will look like a white cursor.

If this works, you know it is very likely the problem is with X, and not something else.

Check your /dev directory and make sure your psaux device is there, and the perms are correct.

Also, try dumping the touchpad and seeing if you can get just the mouse to work, once that is working try adding the touchpad again.

I am assuming that the mouse itself is not broken....
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[watersb]

I would certainly try a configuration with just one of the pointers -- try them one at a time.

If the devices work OK independently, then I would try using "Auto" for the "Protocol" option.

But I am not sure, because I have not tried this myself...