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42

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Registered: 2008-02-12

Posts: 4

Mouse issue

Hi all,

this is my very first post on this forum, so I hope for soft-gloved treatment when bugging you with a maybe trivial mouse problem

I am using archlinux64 on my PC and the 32bit version on my laptop for some weeks now.
While the laptop installation works like a charm, I have an annoying problem with my PC.
I am using a Logitech MX1000 mouse and a Logitech "diNovo" keyboard. Both connected via the same wireless USB-receiver.

The first (already solved) problem showed up after installing "evdev" (to enable the additional mouse keys).
After that, the mouse was only working, when I switched on the USB-HD, that is attached to my PC - and the keyboard was doing strange things, like opening several screenshot windows when pressing arrow up.... When starting while the HD was running, all went well.
Fortunately I was able to get rid of that problem, but during the trouble shooting I was pressing the reset button on the receiver-stick accidently.
Since then the mouse pointer is only able to move up or down - means, the movement has no x-component.
Of course I tried several times to press the reset/channel button again, but it does not show any effect.
On Windows and also other Linux live CDs everything works as it should.

... any ideas anyone ? ...

Thanks in advance

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Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: Mouse issue

Hi 42, welcome to the AL boards!

Hm, strange issues. I don't know a lot about wireless USB-receivers, but it might help if you also post your xorg.conf (or at least the "important" parts of it).

Cheers Sigi

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42

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Registered: 2008-02-12

Posts: 4

Re: Mouse issue

Thanks Sigi the for quick reply and the offer to have a look into it!

Indeed this is a strange behaviour.
I already searched the internet for this, but did not find a solution.
As requested I post my xorg.conf below.

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder26)  Wed Sep 12 14:29:17 PDT 2007


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen         0  "Screen0" 0 0
#    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Evdev Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath         "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
    ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath     "/usr/local/share/fonts"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "glx"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "xtrap"
    Load           "record"
    Load           "freetype"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#    Identifier     "Mouse0"
#    Driver         "mouse"
#    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
#    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
#    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
#EndSection

# evdev based section for Logitech MX1000 mouse / http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MX1000_Buttons

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier  "Evdev Mouse"
   Driver      "evdev"
   Option      "Device" "/dev/input/event4"
   Option      "Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"
   Option      "CorePointer"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Samsung"
    ModelName      "SyncMaster 931BF"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 81.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Device"

        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "ShadowFB"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DefaultRefresh"         # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ModeSetClearScreen"     # [<bool>]
    Option    "RenderAccel" "true"
    # Option    "NoLogo" "true
    Option    "AGPFastWrite" "true"
    Option    "EnablePageFlip" "true"
    Identifier     "Card0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName      "G80 [GeForce 8800 GTS]"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Card0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       1
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       4
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       8
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       15
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       16
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Since the mouse was already working OK (before I got rid of the "mouse only with USB-HD bug") - and is working flawless with other OSs - and also with different linux live CDs, I wonder how I can run something like a autodetection for the mouse ...?
Or is there a configuration entry for x / y movement somewhere?
Also strange, that I am able to move the mouse pointer up and down and have the buttons functional.
Since I already spent a lot of time in the configuration of my system I'd be happy if I could avoid deleting, reinstalling and configurating everything again.

cheerio

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Last edited by 42 (2008-02-16 16:04:47)

jacko

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Registered: 2007-11-23

Posts: 840

Re: Mouse issue

Just because it ran well with other OS's means jack here. Arch is using the newest xorg-server, and since two updates ago I have had a video bug myself. U might wanna try downgrading to an older xorg-server, it may be helpful in pinpointing.

The last two xorg-server updates in my opinion a regression from earlier versions.

Last edited by jacko (2008-02-16 14:26:58)

42

Member

Registered: 2008-02-12

Posts: 4

Re: Mouse issue

... wanted to do a full distribution update with "pacman -Syu" some hours ago.
After several error messages in connection with xorg - I updated some of the packages one by one.
Result is ... X seems to be completely messed now and I can't start into X anymore.
Maybe repairable, maybe not.

Anyway - after spending a lot of hours with configurating, customizing, adjusting and so on I'm thinking about to delete everything and go back to Sidux, PCLinuxOS - or simply wait for the next Arch release. Don't get me wrong, Arch is (one of) the very best Linux flavour(s) I tried - and it still ranks #1 in my favourites (when it is working ) for good reasons. But I was trying to get it running without hickups since several weeks now and I lost a bit of enthusiasm.
Thanks Sigi, thanks jacko for trying to help.

I'll be back for sure.

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Sigi

Member

From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: Mouse issue

I hate to see you leaving (for now). I'd really like to help you with your upgrade issues if you still have a little enthusiasm left..!

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