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i have a problem with my mouse. When I start X it keeps in de middle of the screen and I'm not able to move it. I remember deleting some software and updateing the system with synaptic, and the next reboot it didn't move any longer.
I am using Xorg and I believe I configured the xorg.conf file properly since I've used the information from 'mdetect' which says:
Found the following devices:
/dev/ttyS0
/dev/psaux
/dev/input/mouse0
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
EndSection
On some other forums I read about some conflict with 'gpm' so I've experimented by stopping en restarting gpm, with no effect. I don't know exactly what gpm is, the man file says it's een mouseserver for the console, but I don't see a mouse in the console either.
In windows the mouse does work so it's no hardware problem.
thanks for the reply, but still no mouse...
I also read that 'cat /dev/psaux', or another possible mouse device, should give some output. That's not the case also...
Have you tried running the xorg configuration again (dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, IIRC)? That includes detection/configuration of the mouse. With good luck and a following wind it may detect/configure it automatically.
OK, the xorg configuration didn't detect the mouse, instead I had to pick one from a list. I've tried to 'cat' all the devices from the list and never got output...
When I boot I see something called 'hotplug' which detects a PS/2 mouse, maybe there is some conflict with it? But I don't know what hotplug is...
BTW what exactly do you mean by IIRC?
Well, at least you remembered correctly .
I'm running the 2.6.12-1-686 kernel, en the testing release which is Sarge if I'm right...
I spoke to a guy from school and he was able to cat his mouse device, so I realy think the problem might have to do something with that... since I am not able to cat my mouse device...
YEAH!!! You just made me VERY HAPPY!!!!!!!! The mouse works again, I can not believe it!!! Thank you so much! It's quite obvious if you think about it, but I haven't experimented with loading modules to much so it just didn't pop up in to my mind...
I was seriously thinking about re-installing debian again, but thats no way to treat Linux ofcourse...
Anyway, how can I make the startupscript to modprobe psmouse?
erik wrote:YEAH!!! You just made me VERY HAPPY!!!!!!!! The mouse works again, I can not believe it!!! Thank you so much! It's quite obvious if you think about it, but I haven't experimented with loading modules to much so it just didn't pop up in to my mind...
I was seriously thinking about re-installing debian again, but thats no way to treat Linux ofcourse...
Anyway, how can I make the startupscript to modprobe psmouse?