[Murdoc]

yep... exactly what the title says... I installed linux yesterday... during the installation, my mouse was not working... I tabbed my way to configure my mouse to be Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer and it worked! But... when I boot up linux after install, it never worked again. I tried 1) rebooting 2) unplugging and plugging my mouse back in while in linux.

I'm so lost why it's not working... anyone got any ideas?

[horndude]

is it a usb mouse? If not check to see if gpm is running, use ps x as root in a terminal, should see a line showing the gpm program running with options

if it is a usb mouse check to see if the usb modules are loaded with lsusb while logged in as root in a terminal, if they are you should see one being used by the mouse

also need to check /etc/X11/xorg.conf or xf86.conf and make sure the mouse device or pointing device lines are correct and uncommented

need more info to be of any more help

[TSHF]

You will need to check as horndude stated in your xorg.conf, what the device ise. Make sure it is the correct device. You will need to change it , it should be something like /dev/.../mice or /dev/tty0/mice you get the point.

[Murdoc]

but if I can't even access shell, how can I check this stuff? when I go into Linux all I can do is 1) ctrl + alt + del (shut down), Ctrl + esc (task manager)... I can't get anywhere without a mouse... what can I do to get to the shell or even gain access as root?

(Ps: I use susie 9.3)

The USB Module on startup was loaded (I saw it on the boot up process)

[horndude]

try ctrl-alt-F2 or F3 and see if it gives you a console outside of X, use alt F7 to get back

or try to tab your way into a start menu and find a console like xterm or something

[Murdoc]

Originally posted by horndude
try ctrl-alt-F2 or F3 and see if it gives you a console outside of X, use alt F7 to get back

or try to tab your way into a start menu and find a console like xterm or something

Ctrl - Alt-F2 and F3 both worked for me...
however, when I got outside, it prompted for my login and password.

I tried entering Root and the password I've set in the beginning and the user / password for my account... none of them worked. What should I do?

sorry I'm asking such dumb questions, but this is my first time working with linux... I'm pretty much a noob.

[horndude]

have no clue what you have to hit to get out of kdm, but I know certain keypresses in most GUI's plus the tab key will let you navigate w/o a mouse

[horndude]

oh wait a minute, try ctrl-alt-backspace or alt-backspace one of those should kill X

use startx to restart in again

use su, which will prompt for a passwd, enter that(it wont show when typed), this will make you root, then you can maybe try to figure out whats wrong-----w/o any command line skills your probably better off finding your way into Yast while in the GUI though

[Murdoc]

I don't get what you mean by StartX

When I did ctrl + alt + backspace, it booted me back to the login screen. I logged as my account and I got confused =S

[Murdoc]

ok, I finally logged in as root from boot up menu after doing ctrl + alt + backspace. However, when I tried to go out of kde (ctrl+alt + f3), same type of problem came up.

I was warned a few times this morning when I boot up my computer about my mouse being detected as new hardware. I tabbed my way through and entered the password, but the screen disappeared and nothing happened after. =/