X - no mouse/pointer

[Jim Cornette]

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

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