[gentoo-user] xorg is unable to detect mouse

[gentoo-user] xorg is unable to detect mouse

[Thierry de Coulon]

Now I love Gentoo as a distribution, but the way to setup X *must* be 
improved! I have just finished installing on an older Athlon with a Nvidia 
2mx graphic card.

Xorg -configure just fails: it says it can't detect my mouse (it's an IBM ps/2 
trackpoint).
xorgconfig gives an unusable config.

In the end, the solution was to use xorgconfig, then boot a knoppix CD, copy 
the xorg.conf to the gentoo installation. Now it works.

I wonder that such a superb distribution has no sensible way to setup X in a 
time when most others "just work". I think there is an urgent need for 
development in this area.

Thierry
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Re: [gentoo-user] xorg is unable to detect mouse

[Nico]

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you think bad :)

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Re: [gentoo-user] xorg is unable to detect mouse

[Daniel Iliev]

Nico wrote:
> you think bad :) 
Nope! I agree with the OP. My plain "2 buttons + scroller" mouse wasn't
detected too. So I copied my old xorg.conf.
I really think xorg configuration should be more user friendly. Woking X
is crucial for not  getting newbies scared. ;-)

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Daniel


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Re: [gentoo-user] xorg is unable to detect mouse

[Nico]

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Well, seeing like this......you're right :p

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Re: [gentoo-user] xorg is unable to detect mouse

[Graham Murray]

Daniel Iliev <danny@ilievnet.com> writes:

> Nope! I agree with the OP. My plain "2 buttons + scroller" mouse wasn't
> detected too. So I copied my old xorg.conf.
> I really think xorg configuration should be more user friendly. Woking X
> is crucial for not  getting newbies scared. ;-)

Especially when the X started by the LiveCD for the graphical
installer manages to correctly detect a working screen resolution,
mouse etc.
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Re: [gentoo-user] xorg is unable to detect mouse

[Jason Weisberger]

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Daniel,

In case you had not noticed, compiling the entire distro from source is not
the newbie way to install a linux distro either.  I think if you're that
worried about autoconfiguration, you should probably look elsewhere.

Daniel lliev wrote:
   Nope! I agree with the OP. My plain "2 buttons + scroller" mouse wasn't
   detected too. So I copied my old xorg.conf.
   I really think xorg configuration should be more user friendly. Woking X
   is crucial for not  getting newbies scared. ;-)

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jbdubbs@gmail.com

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Re: [gentoo-user] xorg is unable to detect mouse

[Andrew Frink]

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On 9/29/06, Jason Weisberger <jbdubbs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Daniel,
>
> In case you had not noticed, compiling the entire distro from source is
> not the newbie way to install a linux distro either.  I think if you're that
> worried about autoconfiguration, you should probably look elsewhere.
>
> Daniel lliev wrote:
>    Nope! I agree with the OP. My plain "2 buttons + scroller" mouse wasn't
>    detected too. So I copied my old xorg.conf.
>    I really think xorg configuration should be more user friendly. Woking
> X
>    is crucial for not  getting newbies scared. ;-)
>
> --
> Jason Weisberger
> jbdubbs@gmail.com


The solution is to set your mouse to /dev/input/mice, and add the line to
your mouse section 'Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"'. there done the scroll
wheel will work.

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