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Hi,

I just did the following:

# apt-get update
# apt-get upgrade
# apt-get dist-upgrade

I see y'all have made Xorg the standard X window server. Like many others (judging from the posts) I'm having trouble getting mine to run.

I've gotten past several errors, but now I am up against the "mouse problem". I followed instructions posted here:

http://wwww.debianhelp.org/node/6874

I edited the xorg.conf.new file to set the mouse to /dev/psaux. However, thereafter when I run Xorg I get the same errors.

Xorg is not able to detect your mouse.
Edit the file and correct the Device.

When I look at the xorg.conf.new file I see that the mouse is again specified as /dev/mouse!! Somehow the file I edited before running Xorg is being overwritten with the original settings.

This happens regardless of whether or not I copy /root/xorg.cong.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Any ideas?

Thanks,....

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xorg.conf.new file is

Submitted by pinniped on Sat, 2007-06-30 20:07.

Since you already have everything installed, all you have to do is edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf - don't invoke any automatic config generation tools because that just wastes time and screws with your config file; you already have a config file so just edit that to suit.

The 'psaux' module in the 2.6 kernel is something of a dummy driver maintained for legacy reasons; if possible you should use the 'input' driver instead and set the mouse to /dev/input/mice. (or mouse0, mouse1 ... whichever suits you).

So the basic thing goes like this:
1. shut down 'X': /etc/init.d/kdm stop (or xdm, gdm - if you use a 'desktop manager' at all)
2. edit your xorg.conf file
3. restart X: /etc/init.d/kdm start

While in a text console you can check your mouse by doing something like this:
less -f /dev/input/mice
Wiggling the mouse or pressing buttons should place some junk on your screen.

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More mouse config problems

Submitted by rhimbo on Sun, 2007-07-01 17:30.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I tried what you suggested. Still not working. Here's some more detail:

I tried running "less -f /dev/input/mouse0" and also tried with mouse1, mouse2, etc. None worked. I get the error:
/dev/input/mouse0: No such device

Here is the relevant section of my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "input"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Also, below are some error excerpts from my Xorg.0.log file: If anyone wants, I can send the full file (but trying to save space).

(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.1.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.6
(II) LoadModule: "input"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module input
(II) UnloadModule: "input"
(EE) Failed to load module "input" (module does not exist, 0)

I think this means that the "input" driver in my mouse section can't be found. How do I repair this?

I'm also seeing the following error.

(EE) Unable to find a valid framebuffer device

Thanks much again.

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