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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: crm on 20 February 2003, 06:48

Title: mouse protocol?
Post by: crm on 20 February 2003, 06:48

I installed vectorlinux 3.2 and when i start x the mouse doesnt move! When i exit the is a message that says can not find mouse protocol. The mouse is a USB Memorex RF wireless optical mouse. Any ideas?

Title: mouse protocol?
Post by: Abigail on 20 February 2003, 16:35

I think It won't move because it's an USB mouse.
To make it work, follow these steps:
(you must be logged in as root   ;)   )

1. Load the usbcore kernel module
   "modprobe usbcore"

2.

Find out which module you need for your USB interface. Try Loading each module with the command "modprobe [module name]" (you can choose between "usb-ohci" "usb-uhci" or "uhci")
If you get some error messages, then you didn't load the correct module, so try a diffrent one.

modprobe usb-uhci
OR
modprobe usb-ohci
OR
modprobe uhci

(err you understand right?  (http://smile.gif)  )

3. Now that you have the correct USB interface driver installed, load the modules hid and mousedev.
"modprobe hid"
"modprobe mousedev"

4. Now you may need to add an entry to /dev for the new mouse. If you don't have the file"/dev/mice" then you will need to add the following.

mknod /dev/mice c 13 63


5. If you want to use the mouse with X-Windows (I bet you want), then you will need to have the following lines in the mouse section of your  XF86Config file.

Option"Protocol""ImPS/2"
Option"Device""/dev/mice"


If you have similar lines in the mouse section, as you should then just change them to match the above lines.

Now restart X and use your mouse    (http://smile.gif)

[ February 20, 2003: Message edited by: Abigail ]

Title: mouse protocol?
Post by: Abigail on 20 February 2003, 17:29

oh well I always add /dev/mice with major number 13 and minor number 63 for some reason   (http://smile.gif)

Title: mouse protocol?
Post by: crm on 20 February 2003, 19:40

Thanks for the reply i will try that when i get home from school   (http://smile.gif)

Title: mouse protocol?
Post by: mobrien_12 on 20 February 2003, 23:27

For USB mice the device is
/dev/input/mice

/dev/mouse is just a symlink, and may not be set properly.

Title: mouse protocol?
Post by: Abigail on 21 February 2003, 02:01

Dang! that's right /dev/input/mice it is. I knew it was something with mice tough  (http://tongue.gif)

Title: mouse protocol?
Post by: crm on 21 February 2003, 04:02

Wahoo thanks to Abigail i can use X with a mouse now! I am not really a newbie but i have never set up linux on a system with a usb mouse all i have only ever used where older systems with ps/2 mice. I like what I have seen so far with vector linux except the pannel keeps crashing in xfce. anyone have a clue why?

[ February 20, 2003: Message edited by: crm ]