Re: No Mouse in X
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On 02/27/07 17:28, Dave Walker wrote:
> Hope I am at the right place to ask for help!
>
> I have reached a debian wall - I have been happy with my progress to
> date in
> getting my sarge built and running, but have run into something that I
> can't
> overcome.
>
> The Problem:
>
> When I run X (startx) from any user account, it begins, loads Gnome (just
> today downloaded it) but the mouse does not move. I found out that <Ctrl>
> <Alt> <Backspace> quits X, thankfully, so I can return to the command line.
>
> My Analysis, such as it is:
>
[snip]
> Screen "Default Screen"
> InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
> InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
> InputDevice "Generic Mouse"
> EndSection
>
[snip]
> I am very new to Debian, so please don't post "try this....." or "maybe
> that......" because I won't be able to follow. I have been scouring forums
> (there are so many!) and trying various "fixes" that were suggested, but
> might have made things worse by partial (or no) understanding! I guess I
> need quite explicit instructions on where to go (within Debian, preferably)
> and what to do.
>
> Anybody willing to take this on????
Excellent analysis and smart question! Thank you.
However, I'm going to say "try this...".
Edit (nano is a simple editor) /etc/X11/xorg.conf and comment out
this line:
InputDevice "Generic Mouse"
Based on my reading of your analysis, that should work.
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