aru Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 anon Senior user Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 558 Post Posted: Fri May 24, 2002 2:33 pm Post subject: How to fix USB mouse problems _________________________________________________________________ From the Mandrake Linux 8.2 Errata pages: Error scenario: During installation, the USB mouse is recognized and works fine on the console, but dies when a GUI is started, leaving a cursor in the middle of the screen. Why: The XF86Config file is properly setup but the input devices do not include the necessary translation from mouse to usbmouse. This has been verified on the BP810 Chipset FLEX ATX motherboard, but happen on other hardware sets. Solution: Edit /etc/modules.conf as root and add the following line: alias mouse usbmouse Save the file and reboot the system using the "reboot" command as root. ahughes Newbie Joined: 02 May 2002 Posts: 13 Location: Hampshire, UK Post Posted: Mon May 27, 2002 8:10 am Post subject: _________________________________________________________________ However there are indications that the USB mouse support is broken for dual-processor machines. These instructions work for the standard kernel, but not for the SMP kernel. anon Senior user Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 558 Post Posted: Mon May 27, 2002 8:24 am Post subject: _________________________________________________________________ OK then ahuges, here is a fix for you, install the kernel from cooker 2.4.18-16. Its stable and fixes the usb problem gfunk0076 Frequent user Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 25 Location: Wesyde!!! Post Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 8:00 am Post subject: LOST ME _________________________________________________________________ OK, you guys lost me. What the heck does : Solution: Edit /etc/modules.conf as root and add the following line: alias mouse usbmouse Save the file and reboot the system using the "reboot" command as root.Solution: Edit /etc/modules.conf as root and add the following line: " Mean? anon Senior user Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 558 Post Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 8:34 am Post subject: _________________________________________________________________ It means this : open up a terminal and type su then your root password then type: vi /etc/modules.conf this will allow you to edit that file. vi is the editor, you can also use: kate etc/modules.conf gedit etc/modules.conf or any other editor you have, vi takes time to learn so i sugest you try kate gfunk0076 Frequent user Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 25 Location: Wesyde!!! Post Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 8:44 am Post subject: Terminal _________________________________________________________________ Is a terminal Alt+F2? bvc81 Eric Joined: 04 Jun 2002 Posts: 1014 Location: Houston, Texas Post Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 8:57 am Post subject: _________________________________________________________________ No, a terminal is like (I don't use KDE ) kterm rxvt xterm gnome terminal aterm and my fav Eterm look through your menus for them. anon Senior user Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 558 Post Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 8:57 am Post subject: _________________________________________________________________ On the taskbar at the bottom of your screen on the far left there is a row of icons, third icon from the left is the terminal icon . Or click on the K icon and choose a terminal from there ( if your using KDE ) gfunk0076 Frequent user Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 25 Location: Wesyde!!! Post Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 9:02 am Post subject: Mouse isn't working _________________________________________________________________ Mouse isn't working, how do I get to that from keyboard? bvc81 Eric Joined: 04 Jun 2002 Posts: 1014 Location: Houston, Texas Post Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 9:27 am Post subject: _________________________________________________________________ You'll have to do it at runlevel 3, without a mouse. Do you have and old ps2 mouse laying around? shutdown, put it in and boot, and you'll have a mouse to fix things with. Also, I understand you want a working mouse. But could you stick with your post http://www.club-nihil.net/mub/viewtopic.php?t=3991 to fix your problem, cause posting in 3 or 4 is just going to confuse things more for everyone an is not necessary. At one thread everyone who can help together on one thread. This will get your mouse working Smile Thanks anon Senior user Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 558 Post Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 9:34 am Post subject: _________________________________________________________________ You never said your mouse was not working at all !! Reboot and at the lilo screen press the ESC key then type linux 3 This will bring you to a terminal, log in as root then type mousedrake to configure your mouse. then edit the above mention file , save and reboot g2nd Newbie Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 8 Location: Japan Post Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2002 4:12 am Post subject: _________________________________________________________________ >Is a terminal Alt+F2? <ctrl><alt><F1 ~ F6> is called a virtual terminal. thus is also a terminal. ahughes Newbie Joined: 02 May 2002 Posts: 13 Location: Hampshire, UK Post Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2002 3:12 pm Post subject: _________________________________________________________________ Follow up to my message on the 27th May. The latest kernel (at that time) did not fix my USB problem. I eventually found out that the root of the problem is the on-board APIC for my mobo (for those who don't know what an APIC is, it is responsible for distributing interrupts more-or-less evenly between processors on an SMP system). I enabled USB by appending the "noapic" parameter to the kernel boot arguments. This directs all interrupts to the first CPU, but also gets the USB working. Apparently some mobos (including mine) have faulty APIC implementations that disable USB. Moral of this story - read around a who lot more, sometimes the truth is actually out there Very Happy Editor's note: This thread was originally posted at the old MUB (Mandrake User Board at club-nihil). This post is the result of a 99% automatic backup, so due to its nature some text may be lost (improbable but possible). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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