FC6 --> F7: dead mouse

[Tony Nelson]

At 2:27 PM +0200 6/13/07, Colin Brace wrote:
>On 6/7/07, Colin Brace <cb at lim.nl> wrote:
>
>> I have upgraded my FC6 system to Fedora 7 from DVD. When I log into
>> Gnome, things look OK, except that the mouse isn't working. The
>> pointer is displayed but there is no movement.
>>
>> I am using a Logitech Navigator wireless keyboard/mouse combo
>> connected via PS/2 ports. The mouse  worked fine in FC6, as well as in
>> the DVD install program, so I think I can safely assume there are no
>> hardware issues.
>>
>> FWIW: If I plug a USB mouse it is automatically recognized (dmesg) and
>> activated in a fullscreen terminal, but likewise doesn't function in
>> X/Gnome.
>>
>> I am guessing the problem might be some previous setting in xorg.conf.
>> Any tips on how to proceed?
>
>[Following up my original post]
>
>Despite following various leads, I still haven't solved this problem.
>
>One thread I found suggested disabling the graphic bootup by removing
>'rhgb' from the kernel line in grub's menu.lst.
>(<http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=156430>)
>
>Another suggested modifying xorg.conf by adding Option "HWCursor"
>"false" under the section "Device"
>(<http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=2783481#post2783481>).
>
>Alas, neither helped.
>
>I have also installed the nvidia legacy driver but no mouse with that
>nor the standard unaccelerated video driver.
>
>To recap: the USB mouse does work in a fullscreen terminal, but
>neither it nor the PS/2 mouse works in X.
>
>I am still hoping to be able to fix this as I am reluctant to go back
>to FC6 or move to Ubuntu. Suggestions anyone???

Removing "rhgb quiet" allows one to see the kernel boot messages, which are
also in dmesg.  In your case, you may learn more by looking in
/var/log/Xorg.0.log for messages about mouse detection; otherwise look in
dmesg or /var/log/dmesg for hardware detection or interrupt assignment
issues.
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