Re: Can't get my mouse to work
Hi Dan,
I had the same problem when I installed Linux 2 months ago. Some people have
been fortunate enough to have their PS/2 mouse work, but I wasn't one of them.
After asking around I found the answer that worked for me. Get the GPM package
if you don't have it already. When you install GPM it'll go through a setup
script. When you setup GPM for your mouse, use the -R option. This puts GPM into
recursive mode. Then, edit your XF86Config file and change the mouse type from
PS/2 Mouse to Mouse Systems and change the location of the device to
/dev/gpmdata. /dev/gpmdata is a file GPM creates and stores the input from the
mouse to. This did the trick for me, so I hope it'll work for you.
Good Luck
Matt Kennedy
On Mon, 06 Apr 1998, "Dan Winkler" wrote:
> I've installed Debian 1.3.1 on my Gateway Pentium Pro and I can't get the
> mouse to work. I've received a lot of help from Rob Browning so I can
> supply a lot of information but we have run out of ideas and could use some
> help. Here's what we know:
>
> The mouse is a PS/2 mouse. It works fine under Windows 95. It does not
> work at all under Linux. When I run XF86Setup, I select PS/2 mouse and set
> the device to be /dev/psaux and "apply" the changes, but moving the mouse
> does not move the cursor. The /dev/psaux file exists and looks right. I
> believe the kernel has PS/2 support included because in /var/log/messages
> there's a line that says "PS/2 Auxiliary pointing device detected -- driver
> installed." But in /proc/interrupts there's no mention of a PS/2 device or
> a mouse. I've also tried disabling both serial ports and the parallel port
> in the BIOS to see if there was some IRQ conflict, but that made no
> difference.
>
> So... what should I try next?
>
>
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