On 17 June 2012 14:31, J Fernyhough <[email protected]> wrote: > On 17 June 2012 14:15, pete smout <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> After years of trying to persuade my step dad to use ubuntu instead of >> windows he has finally agreed to let me install it alongside win7! >> >> But his mouse is not recognised on the live cd. >> >> the machine is a sony viao VGC-LV1S pc (all in the screen) with an internal >> sensor for a wireless keyboard and mouse (not USB) and the keyboard works >> fine but not the mouse. >> >> from the live cd I have tried lsusb to see if the mouse appears but it does >> not (nor does the keyboard which is what makes me think it isn't USB) >> >> After that I am out of ideas any suggestions? >> >> Regards >> >> Pete >> > > Without doing any research my first thought is: is bluetooth turned > on? I have a suspicion the keyboard and mouse may well be bluetooth > peripherals. If so you will also have to set them up (pair them) as > devices within Ubuntu. > > Jonathon
Ignore everything about bluetooth. It's not that. Have you tried to re-pair the keyboard and mouse by using the CONNECT button on the back of the machine and on each device? I take it that the mouse is turned on and the batteries aren't dead? Jonathon -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
