Just Installed Mandrake 8.0 and Mouse wont work

[Kinstonian]

Arg i just got thru installing Mandrake 8.0 and now my mouse wont work. It worked fine durring the installation process... Anyone know how to fix this? I selected generic ps2 wheel mouse durring the install and my mouse is a ps2 MS Wheel...

[bdg1983]

One of the popular topics/problems here.

Hopefully this will help.

Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and change the following noted lines

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" **THIS LINE***
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" **THIS LINE**
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" **SEE NOTE**

Note: If 2 button mouse with wheel, then ensure you have the above.

Hope this helps.

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[Kinstonian]

How can i navigate to the console without the mouse? Its not on my desktop.. Also i went to XKill so i could use the mouse with the cursor keys and whatever i did i made the task bar disapear. There a way i can restart without hitting the powerbutton or a way to get the task bar back? Thanks

[ 29 August 2001: Message edited by: Kinstonian ]

[s1nn]

ctl alt delete will restart the machine to exit the gui use ctrl alt f1 or f2 and that will take you to the command line and ctl alt backspace will take you out of the gui completely--good luck

[Kinstonian]

ok i got to the console and got root now but i can't edit the file. I type Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 which doesn't work because edit is a unknown command.. I can get to the X11 folder and see the XF86Config-4 file but i don't know how to edit it

[Kinstonian]

Hmm ok so i need a program to do it... what editing programs come on the default install and where are they located?

[castlef]

pico, emacs, vi . Vi is actually my favorite thing since sliced bread . you know what i mean . type vi filename . j goes down k goes up h goes left l goes right. when you start you are in command mode. to edit stuff you press i , then when your done editing press esc to go back to command mode. to save changes and quit type :wq

[bdg1983]

I assumed you had access to some kind of editor beit a gui or commandline.

From the commandline, try vi ( some distros have vi, vim, pico, joe and the list goes on )

vi /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (bet you'll get a empty file)

Mandrake 8.0 uses X version 4, so XF86Config-4 should be there.

As I said,

vi /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

Move the cursor down to the correct Section that needs to be changed

Press i (for insert)

Make the necessary changes using cursor keys and backspace or whatever you need.

When done, then press ESC and then

:wq

That should write the file.

There is a NHF on using VI if you are interested in learning it. Always a good idea just in case you need to edit a file using the console.

[Kinstonian]

hmm i used vi to see the file and went to the pointer part and heres what was in it

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "Mouse1"
Identifier "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "Emulate3timeout" "50"

ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-Button Logitech mice

Option "ChordMiddle"


I just made it like the way you had it and the mouse still doesn't work :( any other ideas?

[ 29 August 2001: Message edited by: Kinstonian ]

[bdg1983]

Perhaps try http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/mouse.html as they have examples for the ms wheel mouse among others.