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Topic: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

Mouse Dead after loading GParted :

What can i do to use the mouse  ?
load another m
(no other problems with it)

Thanks
Theo

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

what kind of help do you think we could give you with such few inforamtions ?????
the mouse can be usb, serial, ps2, wireless !

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

The Mouse is a serial Microsoft Intellimouse

If you need more info i will try to give that
next time

Thanks
Theo

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

Hi Theo,
i dont think there is any support on the livecd for serail mouse, unfortunatly sad
Cant you find any ps2 mouse somewhere ?

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

There is. You have to change it in the xorg.conf file manually.

type:

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and change it to what it needs to be. You might have to load the module manually too. I know I built it into the kernel.

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

"There is. You have to change it in the xorg.conf file manually.

type:

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and change it to what it needs to be. You might have to load the module manually too. I know I built it into the kernel.  "

===> Thanks Patrick and LarryT

Patrick (and all)

I have burnt the (working) Live CD 
but donot have Linux expertise (newbie)
XP and DOS etc lots of experience (XP Professional Home Network)

Please give step by step the (Linux) process i should follow

Thanks again
Theo

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

http://www.linux.com/howtos/3-Button-Mouse.shtml

I think these commands will load the modules:

modprobe serport
modprobe sermouse

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

Dorusone, there is no way to do any think since you cant get shell sad
You need a mouse to open a shell !

Patrick, do you know a way to lauch a terminal using any ley ?

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

<ctrl alt backspace>

to exit xwindows

load the modules

and then startx to get back in.

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

oh ! it was so simple smile
Dorusone, still wait a bit, i will post the steps asap.

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

So Theo,
Boot off your GParted livecd, after all is done, hit ctrl+alt+backspace. this will break the xwindow, and then you get the shell.
Now type :

modprobe serport

and hit <enter>

modprobe sermouse

and hit <enter>

vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf1

then search the line that contains /dev/input/mice/
and replace /dev/input/mice by /dev/ttyS0 (where 0 = zero) if your mouse is on the first serial port,
or /dev/ttyS1 if it is on the second port.
Then save and quit, by hiting the escape key, and then type 

:x

and hit <enter>

Then type

startx

And see if your mouse works .... smile

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

Larry it's:

vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf

not

vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf1

xorg.conf1 is a temp file when x is being configured. That's not going to help him because X is going to look for xorg.conf.

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

Patrick, have a look at the livecd... To me,i can find xorg.conf1 and xorg.conf2 but absolutly no xorg.conf... unfortunatly
I know this is weird, but it is so sad

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

Hi Friends

LarryT :

i can edit the xorg/conf1
file (and all steps before that went ok)
but when i close Vi in the way you told me to
(and i managed to change xorg/conf1 temporary)

the file doesnot look changed !

i get :

/dev/input/mice/

again

and not the

/dev/ttyS0

i typed.

The CD i use is a CD RW (with only Gparted)

I suppose its a VI editing issue or ?

Thanks again
Good weekend ! smile
Theo

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

Theo, did you really save before living ? (hit esc then : then x then ENTER to validate) ??

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

Yes Larry
actually i did it several times
( after rebooting)

Thx
Theo

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

Well, i guess the best way is to buy a ps2 mouse :-p

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

I can confirm that Gparted works with a PS2 Mouse
because i tested it on the PC of my girlfriend.

I am not at home next days but maybe when i return i will find
a PS2 mouse in my PC inventory.

But i still will test it with my Serial IntelliMouse

The Problem is imho the fact that :

Vi is closed without saving the changes .

I found in the Vi documentation
that the ZZ command Saves the changes
so before quiting this problem i will try that.

Maybe some  Vi-editor expert can confirm my analysis ?

Thanks anyway
Good weekend
Theo

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Re: Mouse Dead after loading GParted

like i said above, to save, you need to hit the "esc" key and then type :x and the command ENTER.

Dunno anything else to save using vi

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