[K12OSN] Fedora 1 - doesn't like PS/2 mouse after update

[Sudev Barar]

On Tue, 2004-05-25 at 17:07, David Beach wrote:
> I have an old IBM PS/2 mouse and all worked well - I rebooted and moused
> around a bit and all seemed OK. (the PS/2 mouse worked just fine after the
> initial install so I presume this is not a hardware issue.) So I decided to
> retrieve the updates. I got the kernel and I think some of the other
> updates. Eventually got the lot loaded. BUT, when it boots (now with either
> the old or new kernel) the machine chokes and won't run X. Says it has a
> problem with the mouse. It pops up a clunky window that lets me choose the
> mouse again. Again, I choose 2 buttun generic PS/2 mouse. Again, it doesn't
> work! I eventually end up at the command line.
> 
> When I plug in another mouse on USB, it works OK. If I use the Mouse panel
> and reset to PS/2, the computer refuses to recognize the PS/2 mouse even
> after reboot. So, I could just always use a USB mouse but I'm annoyed the
> PS/2 worked, then didn't. And I have lots of old PS/2 mice but only one USB!
> 
> OK, you bright beans: Why does the computer refuse to work with the PS/2
> mouse? Is there some little file or folder where I can peek to set this
> right?
> 
Do you have one or two sections for pointer device in
/etc/X11/XF86Config? Can you send listing? Most likely this is the
problem file.
HTH
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Sudev Barar
Learning Linux