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Re: XFree86 and USB Mouse & Keyboard ---> Frustrating!



On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 01:40:49PM +0100, Thomas Otto wrote:
> 
> it seems not to be an mouse problem...

try :

 # cat /dev/input/mice

When you move the USB mouse you should see:

(�(�(�(�8��(�8��8����8���������8��8��8��8��8��8��8��8����8�(��8��

Look for your mouse and keybord in /proc/bus/usb/devices.

> |I believe the USB keyboard and USB mouse are 
> configured
> |>wrong. However, I do NOT know how to properly configure them. Can please 
> get
> |>some help.

I use Sid on a 12 month old Toshiba laptop:

Relevant sections of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "keyboard"
        Option          "CoreKeyboard"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xfree86"
        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc101"
        Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
#       Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Protocol"              "PS/2"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "USB Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "CorePointer"
#       Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Protocol"              "IMPS/2"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
        Option          "Buttons"               "5"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "USB Mouse"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
#       InputDevice     "Generic Mouse"
EndSection

-- 
Mike

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