Wireless Logitech mouse problems...

[o0gnubee0o]

ok so.... i just fixed my nvidia card. finally. and now i seem to be having problems with my mouse.

its(as stated before in the title) a logitech wireless usb mouse.

im getting that no core pointer found error when trying to start x.

heres my /etc/X11/xorg.conf entries.

Section "Input Device"
# Identifier and driver
     Identifier              "Configured Mouse"
     Driver                  "mouse"
     Option                 "Protocol"                     "IMPS/2"
#      Option                "Protocol"                     "evdev"
     Option                 "Device"                        "/dev/input/mice"
     Option                 "Dev Name"                   "Logitech USB Reciever"
#     Option                 "Dev Phys"                    "usb-0000:00:10.0-2/input6"
     Option                 "Buttons"    "7"
     Option                 "ZAxisMapping"           "4 5"
#     Option                "ZAxisMapping"            "6  7"
#  Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse
#     Option                "Resolution"                   "256"

EndSection

does anything look wrong with this?

[dannybunkins]

What does your "Server Layout" section look like? I believe that is where Xorg looks for its core pointer. Might want to double check and make sure that you have your Indentifier spelled the same in both places.

Also you may want to verify that /dev/input/mice actually exists. I have had xorg.conf automagically generate that as being my mouse when that device does not actually exist.

[je_fro]

also make sure the evdev and usbhid modules are loading...

[o0gnubee0o]

well.... my server layout is as follows....

 
Section "Server Layout"
     Identifier        "Default Layout"
     Screen           "Default Screen" 0  0
     Input Device   "Generic Keyboard"
     Input Device   "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

ok... so does that look ok?
and how would i check to see if the /dev/input/mice exist?



p.s. i did look for the mods. if im correct i use modprobe to load them correct?

[dannybunkins]

how would i check to see if the /dev/input/mice exist?

$ cd /dev/input/
$ ls *mice*

probably not going to solve the problem, but its worth checking out

[o0gnubee0o]

i tried that just now.... it says no such file or directory.

how should i add it? or should i add it?

[dannybunkins]

if /dev/input/mice does not exist you may want to look around in the input directory and see if there is a mouse0 or see what mice are listed there and try those.

My mice have always either been listed as /dev/input/mouse0 or when it is a ps2 mouse it is usually listed as /dev/psaux.

Unfortunately I dont know of any script or file that will tell you what it is, but you can usually find it by looking around in either /dev/input/ or just /dev/.

Once you find another mouse device or figure out which device it could be, i would try using that device in your xorg.conf file and see if you can 'startx'.


hope that helps

[o0gnubee0o]

well.... how exactly do i browse that? i tried opening it in joe.... didnt work(im assuming because its not a real file?)

whats the easiest way to figure out where my mouse is located?

[dannybunkins]

I would probably just open up a terminal and try to browse around a little bit in the /dev/ and /dev/input directories to see if you see anything that is listed as a mouse or mice and try using those devices in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

$ cd /dev/
$ ls *mouse*
$ ls *ouse*
$ ls *mice*
$ cd /dev/input/
$ ls *mouse*
$ ls *ouse*
 
etc.........................

[o0gnubee0o]

welll the only thing i can find is event0 event1 and event2.

im confused. does this mean theres not a mouse?

[dannybunkins]

your mouse might be listed somewhere else, or its possible that those modules that je_fro was reffering to have not been loaded.

what distrobution are you using?

and what kernel?


if you dont know what kernel you are using, you can do a

$ uname -a

to find out

[o0gnubee0o]

2.6-17-1-486

debian

[dannybunkins]

does /dev/psaux exist?

If it does, try inputting that into your xorg.conf file as your mouse device and see if that works.

[je_fro]

I don't think hid and evdev are loaded. Try modprobing them.

[bwkaz]

evdev probably is loaded (IIUC, that's what creates /dev/input/event*). But I'd agree that hid almost assuredly is not. Either that, or hid doesn't recognize your mouse as valid. Try to "/sbin/modprobe hid", then see if the files show up; if not, check the last few lines of dmesg.

Also, note that /dev/psaux is no longer required in kernel 2.6. PS/2 mice show up under the generic kernel input subsystem, which means they get /dev/input/mouseX devices just like USB mice. In fact, you get the exact same data from /dev/psaux (if you've configured your kernel to support that device; it's now a separate option you have to turn on) as you get from /dev/input/mice -- i.e., all data from all mice.