Don't know protocol "ImPS/2" (but then one learns every day) you might want to try "IMPS/2" instead cheers Lionel --- Jason Hendriks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all; > > I've installed XFree86 on several boxes before, but today something odd has >happened. The mouse > pointer disappeared when I upgraded from the old (default Debian 2.2.19) X server to >XFree86! > The mouse IS still there, (ie) the log says so AND if I move it around, occasionally >a button > will highlight. But the pointer itself is gone. > > Here's what I did: > Install Debian (2.2.19pre17) from CD > Perform apt-get upgrade > Install Gnome (everything is fine) > Install XFree86 4.1.0.1 (mouse disappears from GDM and desktop) > Install KDE (no mouse in KDM and desktop either) > > While in KDM I can move the mouse around until the "Go!" button turns white and >click the left > mouse button, this logs me in. And after KDE loads I can still click the mouse in >obvious spots > (like the Big K "Start" button). But other than KDE's version of the hourglass >while starting > an application, the actual pointer is nowhere to be seen. > > Any ideas? Someone here said "enable the software pointer through a parameter on >startx". > Didn't see an option like that though. > > Come Sunday I will have to fix this problem remotely, I'd rather get it done now >that I still > have access to the console. > > If anyone cares here's the relevant bit from /var/log/XFree86.0.log : > > GenericMouse /dev/input/mice obviously doesn't load but ConfiguredMouse /dev/ttyS0 >is detected > as "MouseMan" just fine. Does the GenericMouse failing have anything to do with it? > > (**) Option "Protocol" "Auto" > (**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "Auto" > (**) Option "CorePointer" > (**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer > (**) Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" > (==) Configured Mouse: Buttons: 3 > (**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > (**) Configured Mouse: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50 > (**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > (**) Configured Mouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5 > (**) Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > (**) Generic Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2" > (**) Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" > (**) Generic Mouse: always reports core events > (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice > No such file or directory. > (EE) Generic Mouse: cannot open input device > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse" > (II) UnloadModule: "mouse" > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE) > (II) Configured Mouse: PnP ID string: `(!DLGI8001)' > (II) Configured Mouse: PnP rev 1.00 > (II) Configured Mouse: PnP-detected protocol ID: 4 > (--) Configured Mouse: PnP-detected protocol: "MouseMan" > (**) Option "BaudRate" "1200" > (WW) Cannot open APM > (==) ATI(0): Write-combining range (0xcf800000,0x200000) > (**) ATI(0): DPMS enabled > (**) Option "BaudRate" "1200" > (**) Option "StopBits" "1" > (**) Option "DataBits" "7" > (**) Option "Parity" "None" > (**) Option "Vmin" "1" > (**) Option "Vtime" "0" > (**) Option "FlowControl" "None" > (II) Configured Mouse: PnP ID string: `(!DLGI8001)' > (II) Configured Mouse: PnP rev 1.00 > (II) Configured Mouse: PnP-detected protocol ID: 4 > (--) Configured Mouse: PnP-detected protocol: "MouseMan" > > > Jason > >
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