IBM Thinkpad T20 mouse not recognized

trey · 2003-10-18 04:09:46

I cannot startx after running 'xf86config' due to the mouse (actually the little red trackpointer on the keyboard) not being recognized. I set it up as a PS/2 mouse and per the FAQ added the lines in /etc/devfsd.conf to establish the symlink. I've tried devices /dev/mouse and /dev/psaux to no avail. I do not have an XFConfig-4 file that would take precedence over the XF86Config file I edited.

What would be the suggestions for next steps to the X up and running? I'm thinking there was a module I didn't load, but offhand can't think of what it would be.

Thanks for any help on this!

apeiro · 2003-10-18 04:37:18

From the XF86Config on my TP 600:

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier  "Mouse0"
  Driver      "mouse"
  Option      "Protocol" "PS/2"
  Option      "Device" "/dev/misc/psaux"
EndSection

trey · 2003-10-18 14:14:47

Thanks.

I got X to start by changing the path to the mouse to be /dev/input/mice. However, the mouse "button' on the keyboard does not work. Moving the mouse trackpointer does not move the cursor on the screen.

I am one step closer though

Any ideas on getting the mouse to work?

dp · 2003-10-18 14:55:54

i use this part on my TP A31p:

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "Autodetection"
  Option       "Protocol" "imps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[3]"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option       "InputFashion" "Mouse"
  Option       "Name" "PS/2-Mouse"
  Option       "Protocol" "ps/2"
EndSection

the first is for the external usb-mouse (with wheel) and the second section for the internal TP own "button"

forgot one small detail: ... i did NOT edited the /etc/devfsd.conf --- the original worked as is

trey · 2003-10-18 15:11:38

I could only get X to start by pointing to /dev/input/mice. When I cd to /dev and 'ls' I don't see a mouse or psaux entry. Should these be there?

trey · 2003-10-19 03:13:46

Tried the example from dp above. I can startx, but still no mouse movement. I have also attached a PS/2 mouse and it does not work either. I also changed my XF86Config to match the one generated by the HWD program and still no change.

I have had the trackpointer work under Linux before, but don't know what could be different. To this point, I have limited the troubleshooting to the XF86Config file, but perhaps it's something else.

Any further suggestions are welcome, and thanks for the input so far!

rasat · 2003-10-19 04:13:17

I was using T20 running Arch Linux and the mouse worked fine.

dp · 2003-10-19 17:00:01

what sayed your kernel at bootup about PS/2?

more /var/log/kernel | grep PS/2

?

trey · 2003-10-20 01:45:53

I got it working tonight by attaching a PS/2 mouse to the PS/2 port, running HWD, and using the generated XF86Config file. With the PS/2 mouse attached, it worked fine. I'm not sure why attaching this made any difference, but glad it works.

Thank you everyone for your kind assistance with this issue!

dp · 2003-10-20 08:30:13

trey wrote:

I got it working tonight by attaching a PS/2 mouse to the PS/2 port, running HWD, and using the generated XF86Config file. With the PS/2 mouse attached, it worked fine. I'm not sure why attaching this made any difference, but glad it works.
Thank you everyone for your kind assistance with this issue!

cool, great you managed it finally ... can you please post the section "InputDevice" from your working XF86Config here? i wonder what "hwd" have created --- thanx in advance

if you have special keys on your Thinkpad (i dont know the T20, but a lot of TPs have special keys for volume, "home" ... ) and want to use them for something (e.g. you can run an xterm by pressing the "Thinkpad" button) on arch, you can try some packages i build for arch for TPs:

tpctl (thinkpad control)
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=985
and tpb (thinkpad buttons)
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=883

greetings

Arch Linux

#1 2003-10-18 04:09:46

IBM Thinkpad T20 mouse not recognized

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