-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/27/07 17:28, Dave Walker wrote: > Hope I am at the right place to ask for help! > > I have reached a debian wall - I have been happy with my progress to > date in > getting my sarge built and running, but have run into something that I > can't > overcome. > > The Problem: > > When I run X (startx) from any user account, it begins, loads Gnome (just > today downloaded it) but the mouse does not move. I found out that <Ctrl> > <Alt> <Backspace> quits X, thankfully, so I can return to the command line. > > My Analysis, such as it is: > [snip] > Screen "Default Screen" > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > InputDevice "Generic Mouse" > EndSection > [snip] > I am very new to Debian, so please don't post "try this....." or "maybe > that......" because I won't be able to follow. I have been scouring forums > (there are so many!) and trying various "fixes" that were suggested, but > might have made things worse by partial (or no) understanding! I guess I > need quite explicit instructions on where to go (within Debian, preferably) > and what to do. > > Anybody willing to take this on????
Excellent analysis and smart question! Thank you. However, I'm going to say "try this...". Edit (nano is a simple editor) /etc/X11/xorg.conf and comment out this line: InputDevice "Generic Mouse" Based on my reading of your analysis, that should work. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD4DBQFF5MFFS9HxQb37XmcRApI2AJjzbjfWK+QA17fuQYQnY71FrtgcAJ9xlmqI fI2BItn4NAOWBkonALqD2Q== =OCK2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
