No Mouse in X
If it is a PS/2 mouse you should not have that /dev/input/mouse
section. For PS/2 you should be fine with just /dev/psaux.
Use dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 to reconfigure X again and just
choose PS/2 when selecting mouse.
let us know if the problem still exists.
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raju
In response to your suggestion, I tried:
re-booted, logged in as root
cd to /etc/x11/
less XF86Config-4 to confirm that there were 2 serarate mouse sections
for "InputDevice" and that 2 input devices were present in
"ServerLayout"
one was "Configured Mouse" - the other "Generic Mouse"
used ls -l and noted that file XF86Config-4 date was 2007-02-27 17:03
and additionally confirmed that system time was correct
ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and did not change any options
(selected previously configured defaults as they appeared) mouse port
is /dev/psaux and mouse is PS/2
no options were changed because the ones present reflected the desired
configuration. There is no option during the process to remove a
mouse.
looked at the file time stamp after running dpkg as above
no change - appears that the file was not modified at all.
I can only guess that the file was not updated because no options were
changed? I am at a loss otherwise to explain why the time stamp was
not changed. The contents of the file was also unchanged.
startx still results in no mouse action.
I should add that I do have a well behaved mouse at the command line
and in Midnight Commander (mc), and can cut and paste between terminal
sessions using the mouse. From this I assume that gpm is running.
gpm -v returns 1.19.6
I am willing to consider any further suggestions.
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