mouse not working in xfree86 on slackware 8.1

[Muk108]

my mouse is not working. when i move my mouse it just sits there on the screen. i have a logitech optical wheel mouse. and i cant get anything to work on it. can you help me?

 

[Bremen]

From my XF86Config:

# Identifier and driver

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
# The available mouse protocols types that you can set below are:
# Auto BusMouse GlidePoint GlidePointPS/2 IntelliMouse IMPS/2
# Logitech Microsoft MMHitTab MMSeries Mouseman MouseManPlusPS/2
# MouseSystems NetMousePS/2 NetScrollPS/2 OSMouse PS/2 SysMouse
# ThinkingMouse ThinkingMousePS/2 Xqueue
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
# Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS1"
Option "ZAxisMapping""5 6"
Option "Buttons" "6"

Then add pointer = 1 6 3 2 4 5 to /etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap


Addendum: My mouse is a Cordless Mouseman Optical USB

 

[Muk108]

that still doesnt work. the main problem is it doesnt move i cant move my mouse around. it works in the text version but not the xfree86 thing.

 

[Bremen]

could you copy&paste your XF86Config and perhaps any errors when you start X?

btw, you'd need to restart X for those effects to take effect...

 

[Muk108]

i have tried

# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "MouseManPlusPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
EndSection

# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
EndSection

# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
EndSection

# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
EndSection

nothing seems to work. its not recognising my mouse.

 

[Bremen]

dunno about you, but for me my mouse is at /dev/input/mouse0, not 1. Safe bet however is to just use /dev/mouse which is a symlink to your mouse. The MouseManPlusPS/2 should theoretically work, however it never did for me, perhaps because mine is on usb/cordless.

EDIT: should be /dev/input/mouse0, not /dev/mouse0

 

[Muk108]

wahooo got it working. thanks for your help!

 

[Bremen]

my pleasure, keep slackin' ;0)

btw, if you want to get the wheel to work you'll need to add Option "ZAxisMapping" "5 6" (assuming 6 buttons), refer to the sample config I orginally posted if you need a reference