X - no mouse/pointer

[Karl Larsen]

Jim Cornette wrote:
> Jamie Bohr wrote:
>> I got a new mother board (ASUS M2NBP) and was eager to get Fedora 8
>> x64 working on it ... the install went great but ....
>>
>> During the boot up process I have a mouse, works great.  However, when
>> X starts the mouse goes away.
>>
>> Here is my xorg.conf file (I had to add the mouse configuration lines):
>>
>> # Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
>>
>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>         Identifier     "single head configuration"
>>         Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>>         InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"             # I added 
>> this line
>>         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>>         Driver      "kbd"
>>         Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
>>         Option      "XkbLayout" "us+inet"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"            # I added this section
>>
>>     # generated from default
>>         Identifier  "Mouse0"
>>         Driver      "mouse"
>>         Option      "Protocol" "auto"
>>         Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>>         Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
>>         Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>>         Identifier  "Videocard0"
>>         Driver      "nv"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>>         Identifier "Screen0"
>>         Device     "Videocard0"
>>         DefaultDepth     24
>>         SubSection "Display"
>>                 Viewport   0 0
>>                 Depth     24
>>         EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>> ############### end of xorg.file #############
>>
>> It seems as though the X configuration tool is not seeing the mouse.
>> When I switch to run level 4 the console mouse works as expected.    I
>> get the same results with a PS2 mouse.  I've googled and googled but
>> after several hours I have found nothing that will help.   I am hoping
>> someone on this list can point me in the right direction.
>>
>> Here is my :0.log file:
>>
>> X Window System Version 1.3.0
>> Release Date: 19 April 2007
>> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
>> Build Operating System: Fedora 8 Red Hat, Inc.
>> Current Operating System: Linux nemesis 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 #1 SMP Fri Dec
>> 7 15:49:36 EST 2007 x86_64
>> Build Date: 13 December 2007
>> Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.3.0.0-37.fc8
>>         Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>>         to make sure that you have the latest version.
>> Module Loader present
>> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>>         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>>         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Dec 31 22:25:45 2007
>> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>> (II) Module already built-in
>> (II) Module already built-in
>> (II) Module already built-in
>>
>>
>>
>> I have the latest updates installed, the based install (no updates)
>> had the same issue.
>>
>
> It might be that your mouse is having problems showing. You could try 
> adding
> Option      "HWCursor" "off"
> to the xorg.conf file device section.
>
> I thought this problem was happening on NVidia binary drivers. It 
> could also be happening with the X provided one.
>
> Jim
>
    Also you need to erase the rhgb that follows the kernel name in 
/root/grub/grub.conf and then it should work ok. These are both required 
to get the pointer back.


Karl


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