Xfree86 problems

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

I have just reinstalled debian because my last hdd crashed. Now i have installed everything including gnome-core and xserver-xfree86. Now the problem is that gnome wont start up. I had a look at my Xfree86 log and it said something about core pointer. Now my mouse is a usb mouse plugged into the usb port (just thought i would mention that because some people plug it into the ps2 port. Here is my xfree86 log


This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to XFree86@XFree86.Org and patches submitted
to fixes@XFree86.Org. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
(http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs).

XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0-7 20040318043201 root@cyberhq.internal.cyberhqz.com)
Release Date: 15 August 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.4 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 18 March 2004
Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.22 (root@Dyna) (gcc version 3.3.3 (Debian 20040401)) #1 SMP Wed Apr 7 09:53:14 EST 2004 T
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Apr 7 10:08:44 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "Generic Video Card"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
(**) XKB: model: "pc104"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/
:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(++) using VT number 7

(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
(II) Module ABI versions:
XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
XFree86 Video Driver: 0.6
XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4
XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2
XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1
(II) PCI: Config type is 1
(II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x80000080, mode1Res1 = 0x80000000
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1106,0305 card 0000,0000 rev 03 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1106,b115 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 1106,0686 card 1106,0000 rev 40 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:07:1: chip 1106,0571 card 1106,0571 rev 06 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:2: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 1a class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:3: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 1a class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:4: chip 1106,3057 card 1106,3057 rev 40 class 06,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0b:0: chip 109e,036e card 107d,6606 rev 11 class 04,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0b:1: chip 109e,0878 card 107d,6606 rev 11 class 04,80,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:12:0: chip 1274,5880 card 1274,2003 rev 02 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:14:0: chip 100b,0020 card 1385,f311 rev 00 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0171 card 107d,2870 rev a3 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000c (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe5ffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:7:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI: (0:11:0) Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture rev 17, Mem @ 0xe7002000/12
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 440] rev 163, Mem @ 0xe4000000/24, 0xd0000000/27, 0xd8000000/19
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xe0000000 from 0xe3ffffff to 0xdfffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xe7001000 - 0xe7001fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xe7000000 - 0xe7000fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[3] -1 0 0xd8000000 - 0xd807ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[4] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[5] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0 0xe7002000 - 0xe7002fff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[8] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e03f (0x40) IX[B]
[9] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d41f (0x20) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d00f (0x10) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xe7001000 - 0xe7001fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xe7000000 - 0xe7000fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[3] -1 0 0xd8000000 - 0xd807ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[4] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[5] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0 0xe7002000 - 0xe7002fff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[8] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e03f (0x40) IX[B]
[9] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d41f (0x20) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d00f (0x10) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xe7001000 - 0xe7001fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xe7000000 - 0xe7000fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[8] -1 0 0xd8000000 - 0xd807ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xe7002000 - 0xe7002fff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e03f (0x40) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d41f (0x20) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d00f (0x10) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension FontCache
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 2.0.2
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.5336
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "speedo"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No symbols found
(II) Module speedo: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.1
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Speedo
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.5336
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA XFree86 Driver 1.0-5336 Wed Jan 14 18:30:46 PST 2004
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:

------------------ i cut of the resolution thingy------------------------

(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 800 x 600
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display dimensions: (320, 240) mm
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (63, 63)
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 ANSI C Emulation, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(II) Module ramdac: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] 0 0 0xd8000000 - 0xd807ffff (0x80000) MX[B]
[1] 0 0 0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B]
[2] 0 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[4] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[5] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xe7001000 - 0xe7001fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xe7000000 - 0xe7000fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[11] -1 0 0xd8000000 - 0xd807ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xe7002000 - 0xe7002fff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[15] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B](OprD)
[16] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[17] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e03f (0x40) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d41f (0x20) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d00f (0x10) IX[B]
[25] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B](OprU)
[26] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B](OprU)
(II) NVIDIA(0): AGP 4X successfully initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "800x600"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(II) Keyboard "Generic Keyboard" handled by legacy driver
(**) Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
(**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mouse
No such file or directory.
(EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse"
(II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
(WW) No core pointer registered
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type: Other)
No core pointer

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to submit@bugs.debian.org.

[Hayl]

Originally posted by [-dYNAmaX111-]
(**) Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
(**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mouse
No such file or directory.
(EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse"
(II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
(WW) No core pointer registered
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type: Other)
No core pointer

It means it can't start because it can't find your mouse device.

The way to test what your mouse device is is to go into /dev and take a look for mouse devices.

generally they are under /dev/input

usually there is mouse0 and mouse1

cat /dev/input/mouse0

then move your mouse around... if you get garbage on the screen then that is the mouse, if not then try it on mouse1.

type in "reset" and press enter if your font gets messed up after cating the device.

after that, edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file and change the device from /dev/input/mouse to /dev/input/<whatever the correct device is>

[mdwatts]

Does '/dev/input/mouse' exist?

ls -al /dev/input/mouse*

or check the entire directory contents.

ls -al /dev/input

Some USB mice use /dev/input/mice.

Check to see which device exists in /dev/input and modify the InputDevice section of your X config to match.

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

OK,
I have checked to see what was in the contents of /dev/input and this is
what was in it

mice
mouse0
mouse1
mouse2
mouse3
mouse4

Now i have tried mice, mouse0 and mouse1 and i still had the same problem.
Could it be something to do with permissions?

Cheers

[-dYNAmaX111-]

[Hayl]

it's more likely that the device is not being created.

you you ahve all the correct modules installed and loaded for usb and for the mouse?

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

When i compiled my kernel i enable mouse support under input devices, i also enabled full hid support and also uhid support under usb support. If it helps i have done a modprobe hid and also a modprobe uhid and i tells me the mouse that i have plugged it (microsoft optical etc...) Also the light is turned on on the mouse.

[DMR]

Could you post the entire contents of your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file please?

The "no core pointer" errors indicate that you might have to manually add/adjust a couple of things in that file.

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

How do i attack a file in this forum

[hard candy]

As root ,
edit /etc/X11/XF86Config.
Go to section called 'Core Pointer's InputDevice section'
Change PnP mouse detection to Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
and add these lines :
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
save & restart X.

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

tired what you told me to do (in regard the the mouse config ching it to "bottons" "5" etc... but still nothing. Here is my config file

# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xfree86 package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xfree86
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands as root:
#
# cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom
# md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
# Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
# Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 30-60
VertRefresh 50-75
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by [-dYNAmaX111-]

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


This may not help, but at least try by removing the Emulate3Buttons line (comment out) and add Option "Buttons" "5".

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

I have tried that and still nothing. What should be the settings if i was to plug it into my ps2 port?

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by [-dYNAmaX111-]
I have tried that and still nothing. What should be the settings if i was to plug it into my ps2 port?

I would say you have missed something in your kernel config for USB and/or mouse.

Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

or

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

if /dev/psaux is symlinked to /dev/mouse.

ls -al /dev/mouse

<edit>

Have you checked your system bios settings for the mouse or USB? Everything enabled etc.?

[bwkaz]

Originally posted by [-dYNAmaX111-]
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" This is the config file that you're editing, correct? Make sure you're not editing /etc/X11/XF86Config, because if the -4 file exists (which it does), then X will use it instead...

Have you tried leaving the mouse in your USB port, and doing a cat /dev/input/mice? /dev/input/mouse0 is the first mouse that's hooked up to the system, mouse1 is the second, and so on. But /dev/input/mice is another device file that gets a copy of all mouse events that come in on all mice in the system, so your first guess at the device should be /dev/input/mice.

If you cat that file, and move the mouse, do you get anything on your screen? You should, if USB is set up properly.

Silly question: do you have your USB host controller module loaded? It's usb-uhci for Via and Intel USB 1.x ports, usb-ehci for any USB 2 port, and usb-ohci for non-Intel non-Via USB 1.x ports.

[DMR]

Originally posted by bwkaz
/dev/input/mice is another device file that gets a copy of all mouse events that come in on all mice in the system Hmm...


bwkaz,

I don't think this is the problem, but might it be a question of having to add a "SendCoreEvents" directive in the "ServerLayout" section of the config file, or does this happen implicitly for the designated Core device?

[bwkaz]

Yeah, I'm fairly sure that the core pointer always sends core events. If there was another mouse device (another Section InputDevice, basically), then yes, it might need that option...

[DMR]

Thanks.

I was pretty sure that was the case; just wanted to verify. I'm also pretty sure the real problem is one or two layers down from event sending/notification- I was just shooting in the dark in hopes that I might hear a "groan" and a "thud". :D

[bwkaz]

"You have shot the grue." kind of thing then?

:D

(I'd still like to know if /dev/input/mice is spitting out any data when the mouse gets moved... but I'm guessing it's the case that [-dYNAmaX111-] just hasn't read this thread since the last time they posted.)

[JohnT]

Originally posted by bwkaz
but I'm guessing it's the case that [-dYNAmaX111-] just hasn't read this thread since the last time they posted.)

Be patient..... he's still tabbing down to it.....:D

[DMR]

Originally posted by bwkaz
"You have shot the grue." kind of thing then?NOOOO! Not the Grue!!!!

"You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike."

*sniff sniff* Uh-oh, I think I smell a Wumpus, gotta run...

:D

Originally posted by bwkaz
(I'd still like to know if /dev/input/mice is spitting out any data when the mouse gets moved... but I'm guessing it's the case that [-dYNAmaX111-] just hasn't read this thread since the last time they posted.) Yes, my guess as well...

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

Hehe, LOL guys, i thought this would happen (coming back and there doing heeps of replys to reply to :P) i have been away for easter (happy easter everyone). I thought i would just use psx for now until i get everything else sorted out because i just recieved a motherboard ram and cpu. And the motherboard is usb 2 which is different so i thought i would wait till then. Now i have got it have am having a few other issues. I cant load any modules on kernel version 2.6.5. When i go to lsmod i an error something like this

QM_MODULES: not being installed or something long those lines.

Also when i go to startx i get a different error about unable to start monitor while trying to load vgahw after loading the nvidia drivers.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by [-dYNAmaX111-]
Hehe, LOL guys, i thought this would happen (coming back and there doing heeps of replys to reply to :P) i have been away for easter (happy easter everyone). I thought i would just use psx for now until i get everything else sorted out because i just recieved a motherboard ram and cpu. And the motherboard is usb 2 which is different so i thought i would wait till then. Now i have got it have am having a few other issues. I cant load any modules on kernel version 2.6.5. When i go to lsmod i an error something like this

QM_MODULES: not being installed or something long those lines.
This will get you on your way......http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/docs/post-halloween-2.6.txtAlso


Originally posted by [-dYNAmaX111-]
when i go to startx i get a different error about unable to start monitor while trying to load vgahw after loading the nvidia drivers. Did you edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config as instructed in the nvidia doc's?

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

Yeap

[JohnT]

then its probably connected with your module compilation on your present kernel...switch your configs back to "vesa" until you get a new proper kernel built, unless you have a standby 2.4 thats will contains the nvidia module?

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

OK, 2.6 isn't working at all yet because i get that QM_MODULES error. 2.4 which i am runnin now is just running the standard nv drivers. Before i was able to load the nvidia driver but i had problems with my mouse, now that i have fix that another error has come along which i dont know how it got there.

[JohnT]

now that i have fix that another error has come along which i dont know how it got there. Sometimes one error is just masking another......:p

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

hehe, yeah. So how do i fix that QM_modules error that i get whenever i lsmod?

[JohnT]

Originally posted by [-dYNAmaX111-]
hehe, yeah. So how do i fix that QM_modules error that i get whenever i lsmod? While in the 2.4 kernel...try runningdepmod -a Have you upgraded to the module-init-tools yet?

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

ok, i have update module-init-tools. i did depmod and i just gave me unresolved sybolics for to turn card which arnt a priority at the moment. Now what show i do. DO i need to compile some in the kernel?

[JohnT]

yea, I would try to use my 2.4 old.config if that gave you no problems ...make sure you have installed the new module tools correctly...the version I am using is 3.0, I believe it is the newest now. Get a correctly working 2.4 before you move back to work on your 2.6

Here's another kernel rebuilding synopsis, that might cover some points you may have missed.
http://thomer.com/linux/migrate-to-2.6.html

[[-dYNAmaX111-]]

Thanks JohnT and everyone else who helped

[-dYNAmaX111-]

[JohnT]

Are you all straightened out now?