Sonoptic Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 (edited) Hello everyone! :D I have just performed a network install of Mandrake 10.0 Official, and I'm a bit frustrated because I have no mouse support. It was frustrating enough going through the install without a mouse, but now I can't even imagine attempting to follow the rest of the LAMP server tutorial over at Linux Loader without one. During the GUI-based install, I chose the driver for 'PS/2 --> Generic PS/2 Wheel Mouse', but nothing happened on the test page. I thought "No big deal. I'll fix it later." and continued with the install. When setup was finally complete, I ran 'mouseconfig' and discovered that it was defaulted to 'Universal --> Any PS/2 & USB mice'. I changed it to 'PS/2 --> Generic PS/2 Wheel Mouse' and exited mouseconfig, which restarted console mouse services, but I still had no mouse. I went back into mouseconfig and it was back on the Universal driver. I started X (KDE) and used the 'Shift-Num Lock' trick to gain control over my cursor and tried to configure the mouse through 'DrakMouse' (or whatever it's called) and got the same results as I did when using mouseconfig. The PC is on a Starview 4-Port KVM but, until this morning, Mandrake 9.2 was on the same PC which was on the same KVM and I had no problems of any kind with the mouse (which, BTW, is an OEM Logitech Wheel Mouse). I really don't want to go back to 9.2 because I am a total Linux newbie that has been tasked with building a LAMP server, and the Linux Loader tutorial I mentioned above is essential to me. I would appreciate any help/advice that anyone can give me, but please be gentle because, although I am an advanced Windows user, I'm completely new to the Linux world; although I'm trying. Thanks. Edited May 14, 2004 by Sonoptic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Configure it manually in your mouse section of /etc/X11/XF86Config That's what I had to do to get Mandrake to let go of the universal driver. I had problems with it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Just a suggestion but can you plug the mouse in DIRECTLY for the sake of gettng it working and then once it is go back to the KVM ??? If you can do that and run drakmouse from the CLI it shoudl detect it ..instead of detecting the kvm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoptic Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 (edited) Gowator That kinda worked. I now have a mouse but, for some reason, DrakMouse still insists on using the 'Universal' driver, even though I again chose 'Generic PS/2 wheel mouse'. I realize I'm probably being picky, but I just can't understand why the KVM didn't cause any problems with 9.2. [sARCASM] Aren't OSes supposed to get better with each new version. [/sARCASM] The other problem is that I really need to use the KVM. I'm having a hard enough time dealing with switching between my XP box and my Mandrake box; having to remember to switch mice is really gonna screw me up. :wacko: Ixthusdan I'm looking at XF86Config now. Here's what it says: Section "Pointers" Protocol "IMPS/2" Device "/dev/mouse" ZAxisMapping 4 5 End Section What protocol should I be using? Thank you both for your help. I appreciate it. Edited May 14, 2004 by Sonoptic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 sonoptic. Im guessing once the setting are correct you can put the KVM switch back and so long as you dont run the mouseconfig again you'll be fine. The kvm switches are not straightthrough switches they have the fake mouse load on so if you switch over Winblows doesnt hang (like mine did if a PS/2 device was unplugged and then plugged back in) Was 9.2 INSTALLED with th kvm switch or the kvm switch added aferwards ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoptic Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Gowator Unfortunately, once I plug the KVM back in, I lose the mouse. And, yes, the KVM was used when installing 9.2. In fact, I was switching back and forth between XP and the Mandrake install when I installed 9.2 (trying to find answers to questions the installer was asking). However, I didn't switch when installing 10.0. I did the first time, but I then reinstalled when I had the mouse problem, thinking that may have been what caused it. Apparently not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Section "Pointers" Protocol "IMPS/2" Device "/dev/mouse" ZAxisMapping 4 5 End Section eh, that's just not right at all...stupid mandrake lol you want something probably more like this: Section "Pointers" Protocol "IMPS/2" Device "/dev/psaux" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" End Section although /dev/mouse may work, but I know for sure the ZAxisMapping line is incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoptic Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Now I'm really screwed. tyme [KIDDING]I guess I should have read your signature before following your suggestion. "...I break Linux."[/KIDDING] LOL :P Anyhoo, I tried changing my "Pointer" settings in XF86Config to your suggested settings, and now my keyboard is messed up as well. It now types certain keys in uppercase preceded by an upwards-pointing arrow. (I vaguely remember something about this from DOS a few years ago.) And, of course, I can't log in to change the 'Device' back to '/dev/mouse'. And before anyone suggests using SSH, I installed it but I didn't get chance to figure out how to get it to start on boot yet. I was going to take care of that after I had a mouse. D'OH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 er...... ok, since i screwed it up for you, let me try to fix it... boot with your install cd or diskette or whatever you used and go into rescue mode. choose the mount partitions option, and you should end up at a prompt...and your keyboard should work. then use vi to edit the file so that you have /dev/mouse again.... leave ZAxisMapping as it is. sorry about that :( i'm not at my linux system and i was just remembering my usual settings...i haven't learned what 10.0 does differently yet. guess i should check out those files eh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoptic Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 (edited) Don't worry about the mistake, tyme. I knew going in that I was going to be breaking the machine many, many times. When I built my first computer about 6 years ago (I was 25 before I realized that I kinda liked those 'puter thingies everone was talking about. My wife still rues the day I discovered my love for them), I immediately installed Win98 and starting messing with settings, messing around in the registry, file system, control panel, etc. just to see what would happen and then seeing if I could fix it again. Fortunately, I had a couple of close friends that could help me when I completely pooched my system beyond repair. Unfortunately, none of my friends have even the smallest clue about Linux; hell, some of them still can't even pronounce it correctly. My biggest problem is that most of the documentation I can find for Linux assumes a basic working knowledge of the OS or is just terribly written, and I'm an absolute newb. Besides, I'm a hands-on kind of guy. I love to read for entertainment, but when it comes to manuals, I would rather get my hands dirty. I learn and remember much better by screwing up. Anyway, I set the Device back to '/dev/mouse' but I still cannot use the KVM. If I plug a second mouse directly into the motherboard, I have control over my cursor. But, as I said before, it is essential for me to have the 'drake box on a KVM with my XP and NT machines. (NT box is strictly for running Sonic Scenarist, and yes, I am a sucker for punishment. Of all Microsoft products in the entire world, NT is the absolute worst, buggiest, horrendous POS of all). [EDIT]Oops...forgot (or tried to) about Windows Millenium Edition. THAT's the biggest POS of all. I don't even think it qualified as beta-quality when it was released. And this comes from a guy who actually likes using XP![/EDIT] Edited May 14, 2004 by Sonoptic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 to me this sounds like an issue with the KVM for some reason. not sure what it could be though, but if you can plug in a regular mouse and it works then i'm not sure why it's not working through the kvm...quite odd... what kind of KVM is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoptic Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 The PC is on a Starview 4-Port KVM but, until this morning, Mandrake 9.2 was on the same PC which was on the same KVM and I had no problems of any kind with the mouse (which, BTW, is an OEM Logitech Wheel Mouse). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 er...remind me to read next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoptic Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 :lol: I realize I can get a little wordy and that it's sometimes hard to wade through my endless monologues and find the pertinent information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 This is half guess but Im thinking maybee the 2.6 kernel mouse modules are different. If you can find the mouse that works with whatever the kvm autodetects as .-.. then hopefully that will work THROUGH the kvm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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