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Schooner
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 Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:25 am Post subject: Please help... mouse wheel problem [FIXED] |
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I am trying to fix my mouse wheel... I found a post here that said I have to make a change to my xorg.conf file. Problem is... I can't find an xorg.conf file! I did a search and it came up with two files under /var/portage/... whatever. I don't think that those are the files I need to change.
Alternatively, I found a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.example
I am assuming that the xorg.conf file should probably be under /etc/X11.......
I just installed Gentoo the other day and am running KDE. I did some looking in portage and found that I am running xorg-x11-6.8.2-r1
I need my mouse wheel... without it I will surely go mad! 
Appreciate the help.
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dellaxim
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:38 am Post subject: |
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Hi mate,
read this one http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml to know how to configure X
basicly you do a command under root
then copy the new generated file xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11
| Code: | | cp xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf |
now you edit the xorg.conf from /etc/X11/xorg.conf
To use the wheel, add the following line inside the Section InputDevices (the mouse section) in your xorg.conf
| Code: | | Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" |
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Schooner
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:51 am Post subject: |
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So I ran the X -configure and then did the test as per the link you provided.
I get the following:
| Quote: | (==) RADEON(0): Write-combining range (0xe8000000,0x8000000)
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device)
drmOpenDevice: Open failed
[drm] failed to load kernel module "radeon"
(**) Option "Protocol" "auto"
(**) Mouse0: Device: "/dev/mouse"
(**) Mouse0: Protocol: "auto"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse0: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse
No such file or directory.
(EE) Mouse0: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse0"
(II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
No core pointer
Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. |
I checked my kernel config and I do have support for ATI Radeon adapters under 'Graphics Support'. I even recompiled the kernel to be sure.
What I don't get is if Xorg isn't configured then how am I running KDE right now?
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d0nju4n
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:18 am Post subject: |
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if you know your hardware, you can use:
| Code: | | #/usr/X11R6/X11R6/bin/xorgconfig |
X -configure never got it right for my system, and the above worked much better for me
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dellaxim
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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It said it couldnt detect your mouse,
edit your xorg.conf file the mouse section(Section InputDevices)
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change /dev/mouse to /dev/input/mice |
see if that work. Btw..what type of mouse are you using? is that PS/2 or USB or serial?
Default kernel should detect fine with PS/2 or USB but serial mouse you need to compile kernel with extra modules.
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Schooner
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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d0nju4n: I tried using xorgconfig but I didn't feel very comfortable entering in values for my monitor. I used to have the refresh values written down somewhere but I couldn't find them. I'll see if I can dig up those values again tonight. I'm not at my home right now.
dellaxim: I will try your suggestion first as it is likely a little simpler to try out.
My mouse is a Logitech optical mouse (USB with a PS/2 adapter on it).
I am still concerned about the messages that I received concerning the video card. I checked and even recompiled my kernel to ensure that it had support for Radeon adapters. Yet it still said that it couldn't load the Radeon module. Is this one of those things that I shouldn't trouble myself over? Or is it a serious problem?
Oh well, I will go back it again tonight and keep you all posted. Thank you for the suggestions!
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zonk
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| i have an optical USB mouse with a PS/2 adapter on a laptop. i gotta plug in the mouse after a boot, otherwise the system won't find it and X won't start. |
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d0nju4n
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Schooner wrote: | d0nju4n: I tried using xorgconfig but I didn't feel very comfortable entering in values for my monitor. I used to have the refresh values written down somewhere but I couldn't find them. I'll see if I can dig up those values again tonight. I'm not at my home right now.
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What is your monitor's brand and model number? These numbers shouldn't be too hard to track down on the net
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Schooner
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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My monitor is a Viewsonic A90f+ (19")
I think last time I had to look it up I found it on viewsonic's web site.. that was a long time ago. I am going to try dellaxim's suggestion right now.
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Schooner
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject: It's fixed! |
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I just want to say that you guys are awesome. The fix about using /dev/input/mice worked. Although I STILL find it odd that there was an issue with loading a kernel module for my Radeon adapter.
THANK YOU ALL!!!
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