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pseb

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From: Marburg, Germany

Registered: 2007-09-27

Posts: 85

Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

Hello,
did my regular upgrade today (incl new kernel 2.6.28), and when i rebooted the computer, my mouse stopped working (the pointer is visible, but cannot be moved)... well, i can operate my system sonewhat without a mouse (as is do now), but i'd rather have my mouse back
/var/log/Xorg.0.log gives following error:

config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed

in xorg.conf i have

Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"

(enabling AutoAddDevices didn't help)

does anybody have an idea?

greets,
pseb

hcjl

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From: berlin

Registered: 2007-06-29

Posts: 330

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

huhu,

i have got the same prob after kernel upgrade. in my case it is a ps2 mouse. i tried an usb device working properly.

any ideas?

thx & rgds
hcjl

pseb

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From: Marburg, Germany

Registered: 2007-09-27

Posts: 85

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

well...problem is solved for me, somehow... i followed hcjl's idea and use an usb-mouse. works.

hcjl

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From: berlin

Registered: 2007-06-29

Posts: 330

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

for me the prob is still present cause i have 5 pcs attached to a ps2 mouse via a kvm switch. the switch cannot deal with an usb mouse.

so i still need help.

Babets

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Registered: 2008-02-07

Posts: 47

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

Same problem with my logitech mouse (model: Premium Optical whell mouse) after kernel upgrade, if i use a usb-to-ps2 adapter it doesn't  work and in /var/log/messages.log i have...

Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched.
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched.
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: Touchpad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Jan 16 11:52:00 osaka psmouse.c: issuing reconnect request

...if i move the mouse (i haven't a touchpad).
If i use the usb port instead of ps2 it works well.
I use xorg with hotplugging enabled, i have no section about my mouse in xorg.conf.

Last edited by Babets (2009-01-16 13:43:17)

Wittfella

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From: Australia

Registered: 2008-05-27

Posts: 462

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

Do you have xf86-input-evdev installed?  Maybe check the output of 'lshal' and see what driver it is using for the mouse.

jaymz_64

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From: Paris, France

Registered: 2007-05-08

Posts: 31

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

I had some strange problems with my mouse after upgrading the new 2.6.28 kernel and the new nvidia driver. Everything works fine now that the mouse is plugged in a USB port and not with a PS/2 adaptator.

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=63154

Last edited by jaymz_64 (2009-01-17 09:46:56)

Babets

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Registered: 2008-02-07

Posts: 47

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

I had some strange problems with my mouse after upgrading the new 2.6.28 kernel and the new nvidia driver. Everything works fine now that the mouse is plugged in a USB port and not with a PS/2 adaptator.

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=63154

I solved the problem in  the same way but i would know why it doesn't work as PS/2

Wittfella obviously i have evedev installed, lshal output is long, tell me what i have to "grep" :)

Engelbrekt

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Registered: 2007-11-17

Posts: 38

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

Same problem here.
USB mouse works fine, but when I use my USB to PS/2 converter the mouse doesn't work at all.

fthieme

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Registered: 2008-12-30

Posts: 16

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

maybe related:
After upgrading to 2.6.28 Xorg completely freezes from time to time while switching desktops, using compiz-fusion.

I now changed back to metacity, and cross my fingers to not see a freeze again.

Hardware: Lenovo Thinkpad SL300, ALPS Trackpoint and Intel Mobile 4 Series Chipset VGA

Engelbrekt

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Registered: 2007-11-17

Posts: 38

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

The PS/2 mouse is mistaken for an Elantech touchpad which is why it doesn't work .
It seems like it is a patch on the way: http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/319/

When I plug in the mouse and reboot my computer I get:

$dmesg | grep elan
psmouse serio1: ID: 10 00 64<6>elantech.c: Elantech version query result 0x00, 0x01, 0x64.
elantech.c: assuming hardware version 1, firmware version 0.100
elantech.c: Synaptics capabilities query result 0x00, 0x02, 0x64.

Engelbrekt

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Registered: 2007-11-17

Posts: 38

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf

 
options psmouse proto=imps

henkidefix

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2009-01-11

Posts: 38

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

i had exactly the same issue as Engelbrekt but i did not know how to solve it
Engelbrekt 's solution did the trick for me.
Thanks

Last edited by henkidefix (2009-01-19 12:08:28)

andrek

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From: Poland

Registered: 2007-12-27

Posts: 29

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

After today's kernel update, my USB Logitech mouse does not work at all.
lsusb doesn't recognize it, neither does xorg.
Any ideas?

sirocco

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Registered: 2008-03-10

Posts: 149

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

1. Wait http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/595/

2. Try build kernel without CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_ELANTECH=y

andrek

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From: Poland

Registered: 2007-12-27

Posts: 29

Re: Xorg error after Upgrade today - Mouse not working

But, well, my mouse is connected via USB, not PS2. And it still doesn't work.