Mouse not responding in x // confused about xorg configuration procedures
by jjuanez from LinuxQuestions.org on (#53VG2)
Hi. I am having difficulties with the mouse not responding after executing startx.
Ironically the mouse works fine in the console. But when I startx the mouse does not respond -- ie just sits there.
I took a look at the xorg.0.log file and I noticed the following line:
config/udev: Adding input device PixArt USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input ...
No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
This device may have been added with another device file.
I don't have an xorg.conf file.
Various posts suggest I don't actually need one. Nevertheless I attempted to make one thinking that I might be able to specify the driver and get the mouse to work.
However all the various scripts that are supposed to make xorg for me fail for one reason or another. xorgsetup doesn't create a file at all. According to one post I saw that script is deprecated now. X -configure halts with error "No devices to configure. Configuration failed."
Right now I'm working on making an input devices .conf manually. It's not clear where I'm supposed to put this file and what name I'm supposed to give it.
So ... I have a few questions:
- Is anyone familiar with this error?
- Do I actually need a xorg.conf?
- Is it normal that the .conf scripts are failing with that error message?
- Any advice on where I should put the .conf file I'm making?
- Which driver would you recommend for a generic $0.25 USB optical mouse?
Many thanks.
Edit: added the line "this device may have been added with another device file" to my snippet of xorg.log above as now that I notice it I realize it may be important.
Ironically the mouse works fine in the console. But when I startx the mouse does not respond -- ie just sits there.
I took a look at the xorg.0.log file and I noticed the following line:
config/udev: Adding input device PixArt USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input ...
No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
This device may have been added with another device file.
I don't have an xorg.conf file.
Various posts suggest I don't actually need one. Nevertheless I attempted to make one thinking that I might be able to specify the driver and get the mouse to work.
However all the various scripts that are supposed to make xorg for me fail for one reason or another. xorgsetup doesn't create a file at all. According to one post I saw that script is deprecated now. X -configure halts with error "No devices to configure. Configuration failed."
Right now I'm working on making an input devices .conf manually. It's not clear where I'm supposed to put this file and what name I'm supposed to give it.
So ... I have a few questions:
- Is anyone familiar with this error?
- Do I actually need a xorg.conf?
- Is it normal that the .conf scripts are failing with that error message?
- Any advice on where I should put the .conf file I'm making?
- Which driver would you recommend for a generic $0.25 USB optical mouse?
Many thanks.
Edit: added the line "this device may have been added with another device file" to my snippet of xorg.log above as now that I notice it I realize it may be important.