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gentoo_newguy
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 Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject: No mouse GNOME fresh install |
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HI i have just done a fresh install and my mouse does not seem to be working in gnome.
I havent head this problem before and dont really no where to start
Could anyone please help me ?
I have a little usb mouse with 2 buttons and a min scroller in between to the 2 buttons
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Bones McCracker
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:21 am Post subject: |
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Try to narrow down what's wrong.
First, check to see if you have mouse support working properly in X.
Temporarily disable Gnome. In /etc/rc.conf, change this:to this:and either reboot the computer or press ctrl+alt+backspace (which should kill X forcing it to respawn).
This should result in a fallback window manager being started instead of Gnome (twm, I believe).
See if the mouse works there. If so, you know it's a Gnome problem. If not, you know it's NOT a Gnome problem. |
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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How can i check to see if i have mouse suppport in X ?
Im not amazing on linux pretty new to it all
Also im pretty sure its not justa gnome problem i dont have it when just on the simple shell. |
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ianw1974
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For mouse at the console, you need gpm. For X, did you follow the Xorg configuration guide to configure X correctly?
Normally:
should give you a working xorg.conf file which by default is put in the /root directory. Then you can move it from here to /etc/X11 to use it. Make a backup copy of your existing xorg.conf file in case it doesn't work how you expect it to.
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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HI man thanks for ur quick reply and advice.
When i do an emerge av xorg-server
I can see that the INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard and mouse"
Looks like i built in the support for the mouse.
but does not seem to be working .
Could there be something else i have done wrong 
Maybe I didnt compile support for the mouse in the kernel ?
I have treid looking but no actaully sure where to look in the kernel its allways worked default for me |
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Bones McCracker
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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| gentoo_newguy wrote: | How can i check to see if i have mouse suppport in X ?
Im not amazing on linux pretty new to it all
Also im pretty sure its not justa gnome problem i dont have it when just on the simple shell. |
As noted by ianw1974, you're not going to have mouse support at the console (outside of the X windowing environment) unless you are running GPM. But don't get distracted by GPM at this point. Your problem is getting the mouse to work in Gnome.
The instructions I gave you above should allow you to start X without Gnome. Either the mouse will be working or it won't. That's how you can check to see if you have mouse support currently functioning in X.
If you followed the guide at the link provided by ianw1974 when you installed X, it should be working. If it's not, review that and see if you did something wrong.
You should probably have something like the following in xorg.conf, but the details will depend upon your system and you should follow the guide. | Code: | Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection |
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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The mouse is not working.
When im just on the X session i can see the mouse pointer but it does not move.
I have followed the guide correctly like i allways do to get X working.
My config looks near enough the same as urs for the mouse.
I also just noticed is not being loaded when i terminate the xsessions.
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//mouse_drv.so
(EE) NO input driver matching 'mouse'
Sorry for the all the questions |
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Bones McCracker
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Post the "InputDevice" section of your xorg.conf that pertains to your mouse.
Also, what is the output when you type the command (as root):
grep USB_HID /usr/src/linux/.config |
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gentoo_newguy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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HI thanks for ur advice guys i fixed the problem
i emerged the x11 module drivers for the mouse and it worked |
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| gentoo_newguy wrote: | HI thanks for ur advice guys i fixed the problem
i emerged the x11 module drivers for the mouse and it worked |
Good work. Enjoy. 
Put "[Solved]" in the Subject of the original post. |
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