Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop
Hi All, I have a really good question! Why am I ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), receiving all of your E-mails, since early this morning? Did someone steal my account? Or is it an unwelcomed virus attack? :) Digitally Damned, WhiteLion @-,-}-- - Original Message - From: "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 4:30 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop > I have those files for you now...hope they help!! > > Cheers > > Jason > > Mungandi, Fred wrote: > > Jason, > > > > Thanks for the tips. I will try tweaking the XF86Config-4 file. Please > > send me you config file. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Fred Mungandi > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:52 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop > > > > > > Don't give up!! You can get it to work I am reasonable certain of that. > > Though, Toshiba hardware is notorious for not playing nicely with Linux > > (they have staff that they employ jointly with MS=). > > > > I have gotten mine to work on my work box (an ASUS) by tweaking the > > XF86Config/-4 files by hand. They are on my work box or I would email > > them to you now. Basically you need to use the "send core events" > > argument for your usb mouse so it pipes the output through the normal > > mouse. > > > > I can get you my files as a sample tomorrow unless someone else has some > > handy or knows the changes that need to be made to those files. BTW, > > they are found in /etc/X11/ > > > > Cheers > > > > Jason Greenwood > > > > Mungandi, Fred wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am a newbie to Linux. Over the weekend, I installed Mandrake 9.0 on a > > > Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 laptop. The little devil is powered by a P4 > > > running at 2 GHz, has 40 GB HDD and 256 MB RAM. I installed it in a dual > > > boot arrangement with Windows XP. > > > > > > The laptop has a touch pad mouse, which I do not use. Instead I use a > > > Genius PowerScroll USB mouse connected through one of the two USB ports. > > > It has no PS2 port at all. I also hooked up a USB keyboard in the > > > remaining USB port. > > > > > > The problem is that the USB mouse does not work well. When X starts, the > > > mouse only moves in the vertical direction with no horizontal movement > > > at all. When I remove the mouse during startup and plug it in later when > > > X has started, all goes well. It seems that hell breaks loose during > > > startup, probably during auto probe. Could this be a problem with > > > modprobe? Do I need a USB mouse driver of some sort? Please help I am > > > very desperate. I am on the verge of giving up. > > > > > > Fred Mungandi > > > > > > Lusaka, Zambia > > > Tel: +260-1-254303 > > > Fax: +260-1-254532 > > > Cell: +260-97-841560 > > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > Section "Files" > RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX" > # Additional fonts: Locale, Gimp, TTF... > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" > #FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi" > #FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi" > # True type and type1 fonts are also handled via xftlib, see /etc/X11/XftConfig! > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives" > # FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/CID" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/TrueType" > EndSection > > Section "ServerFla
Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop
Title: RE: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop Hi All, I have a really good question! Why am I ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), receiving all of your E-mails, since early this morning? Did someone steal my account? Or is it an unwelcomed virus attack? :) Digitally Damned, WhiteLion @-,-}-- - Original Message - From: Mungandi, Fred To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 5:04 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop Thanks Jason, I will take a look Fred -Original Message- From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop I have those files for you now...hope they help!! Cheers Jason Mungandi, Fred wrote: > Jason, > > Thanks for the tips. I will try tweaking the XF86Config-4 file. Please > send me you config file. > > Thanks, > > Fred Mungandi > > -Original Message- > From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop > > > Don't give up!! You can get it to work I am reasonable certain of that. > Though, Toshiba hardware is notorious for not playing nicely with Linux > (they have staff that they employ jointly with MS=). > > I have gotten mine to work on my work box (an ASUS) by tweaking the > XF86Config/-4 files by hand. They are on my work box or I would email > them to you now. Basically you need to use the "send core events" > argument for your usb mouse so it pipes the output through the normal > mouse. > > I can get you my files as a sample tomorrow unless someone else has some > handy or knows the changes that need to be made to those files. BTW, > they are found in /etc/X11/ > > Cheers > > Jason Greenwood > > Mungandi, Fred wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am a newbie to Linux. Over the weekend, I installed Mandrake 9.0 on a > > Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 laptop. The little devil is powered by a P4 > > running at 2 GHz, has 40 GB HDD and 256 MB RAM. I installed it in a dual > > boot arrangement with Windows XP. > > > > The laptop has a touch pad mouse, which I do not use. Instead I use a > > Genius PowerScroll USB mouse connected through one of the two USB ports. > > It has no PS2 port at all. I also hooked up a USB keyboard in the > > remaining USB port. > > > > The problem is that the USB mouse does not work well. When X starts, the > > mouse only moves in the vertical direction with no horizontal movement > > at all. When I remove the mouse during startup and plug it in later when > > X has started, all goes well. It seems that hell breaks loose during > > startup, probably during auto probe. Could this be a problem with > > modprobe? Do I need a USB mouse driver of some sort? Please help I am > > very desperate. I am on the verge of giving up. > > > > Fred Mungandi > > > > Lusaka, Zambia > > Tel: +260-1-254303 > > Fax: +260-1-254532 > > Cell: +260-97-841560 > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
RE: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop
Title: RE: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop Thanks Jason, I will take a look Fred -Original Message- From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop I have those files for you now...hope they help!! Cheers Jason Mungandi, Fred wrote: > Jason, > > Thanks for the tips. I will try tweaking the XF86Config-4 file. Please > send me you config file. > > Thanks, > > Fred Mungandi > > -Original Message- > From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop > > > Don't give up!! You can get it to work I am reasonable certain of that. > Though, Toshiba hardware is notorious for not playing nicely with Linux > (they have staff that they employ jointly with MS=). > > I have gotten mine to work on my work box (an ASUS) by tweaking the > XF86Config/-4 files by hand. They are on my work box or I would email > them to you now. Basically you need to use the "send core events" > argument for your usb mouse so it pipes the output through the normal > mouse. > > I can get you my files as a sample tomorrow unless someone else has some > handy or knows the changes that need to be made to those files. BTW, > they are found in /etc/X11/ > > Cheers > > Jason Greenwood > > Mungandi, Fred wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am a newbie to Linux. Over the weekend, I installed Mandrake 9.0 on a > > Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 laptop. The little devil is powered by a P4 > > running at 2 GHz, has 40 GB HDD and 256 MB RAM. I installed it in a dual > > boot arrangement with Windows XP. > > > > The laptop has a touch pad mouse, which I do not use. Instead I use a > > Genius PowerScroll USB mouse connected through one of the two USB ports. > > It has no PS2 port at all. I also hooked up a USB keyboard in the > > remaining USB port. > > > > The problem is that the USB mouse does not work well. When X starts, the > > mouse only moves in the vertical direction with no horizontal movement > > at all. When I remove the mouse during startup and plug it in later when > > X has started, all goes well. It seems that hell breaks loose during > > startup, probably during auto probe. Could this be a problem with > > modprobe? Do I need a USB mouse driver of some sort? Please help I am > > very desperate. I am on the verge of giving up. > > > > Fred Mungandi > > > > Lusaka, Zambia > > Tel: +260-1-254303 > > Fax: +260-1-254532 > > Cell: +260-97-841560 > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop
I have those files for you now...hope they help!! Cheers Jason Mungandi, Fred wrote: Jason, Thanks for the tips. I will try tweaking the XF86Config-4 file. Please send me you config file. Thanks, Fred Mungandi -Original Message- From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop Don't give up!! You can get it to work I am reasonable certain of that. Though, Toshiba hardware is notorious for not playing nicely with Linux (they have staff that they employ jointly with MS=). I have gotten mine to work on my work box (an ASUS) by tweaking the XF86Config/-4 files by hand. They are on my work box or I would email them to you now. Basically you need to use the "send core events" argument for your usb mouse so it pipes the output through the normal mouse. I can get you my files as a sample tomorrow unless someone else has some handy or knows the changes that need to be made to those files. BTW, they are found in /etc/X11/ Cheers Jason Greenwood Mungandi, Fred wrote: > Hi, > > I am a newbie to Linux. Over the weekend, I installed Mandrake 9.0 on a > Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 laptop. The little devil is powered by a P4 > running at 2 GHz, has 40 GB HDD and 256 MB RAM. I installed it in a dual > boot arrangement with Windows XP. > > The laptop has a touch pad mouse, which I do not use. Instead I use a > Genius PowerScroll USB mouse connected through one of the two USB ports. > It has no PS2 port at all. I also hooked up a USB keyboard in the > remaining USB port. > > The problem is that the USB mouse does not work well. When X starts, the > mouse only moves in the vertical direction with no horizontal movement > at all. When I remove the mouse during startup and plug it in later when > X has started, all goes well. It seems that hell breaks loose during > startup, probably during auto probe. Could this be a problem with > modprobe? Do I need a USB mouse driver of some sort? Please help I am > very desperate. I am on the verge of giving up. > > Fred Mungandi > > Lusaka, Zambia > Tel: +260-1-254303 > Fax: +260-1-254532 > Cell: +260-97-841560 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX" # Additional fonts: Locale, Gimp, TTF... FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" #FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi" #FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi" # True type and type1 fonts are also handled via xftlib, see /etc/X11/XftConfig! FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives" # FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/CID" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/defoma/TrueType" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" EndSection Section "Keyboard" Protocol"Standard" AutoRepeat 500 5 LeftAltMeta RightAltMeta ScrollLock Compose RightCtlControl # This is just the default keymap for X. # May be changed with the KDE international keyboard tool. XkbModel"pc104" XkbLayout "us" # XkbOptions "ctrl:swapcaps" # XkbKeycodes "xfree86" # XkbTypes"default" # XkbCompat "default" # XkbSymbols "us(pc101)" # XkbGeometry "pc" # XkbRules"xfree86" # XkbModel"pc101" # XkbLayout "us" EndSection Section "Pointer" Protocol"PS/2" Device "/dev/mouse" Emulate3Buttons Emulate3Timeout70 EndSection # Auto-generated by mkxf86config Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" # Wish we could use some probed settings here, too, but XFree4 cannot do this yet. # HorizSync28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors HorizSync28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.
RE: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop
Title: RE: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop Jason, Thanks for the tips. I will try tweaking the XF86Config-4 file. Please send me you config file. Thanks, Fred Mungandi -Original Message- From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop Don't give up!! You can get it to work I am reasonable certain of that. Though, Toshiba hardware is notorious for not playing nicely with Linux (they have staff that they employ jointly with MS=). I have gotten mine to work on my work box (an ASUS) by tweaking the XF86Config/-4 files by hand. They are on my work box or I would email them to you now. Basically you need to use the "send core events" argument for your usb mouse so it pipes the output through the normal mouse. I can get you my files as a sample tomorrow unless someone else has some handy or knows the changes that need to be made to those files. BTW, they are found in /etc/X11/ Cheers Jason Greenwood Mungandi, Fred wrote: > Hi, > > I am a newbie to Linux. Over the weekend, I installed Mandrake 9.0 on a > Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 laptop. The little devil is powered by a P4 > running at 2 GHz, has 40 GB HDD and 256 MB RAM. I installed it in a dual > boot arrangement with Windows XP. > > The laptop has a touch pad mouse, which I do not use. Instead I use a > Genius PowerScroll USB mouse connected through one of the two USB ports. > It has no PS2 port at all. I also hooked up a USB keyboard in the > remaining USB port. > > The problem is that the USB mouse does not work well. When X starts, the > mouse only moves in the vertical direction with no horizontal movement > at all. When I remove the mouse during startup and plug it in later when > X has started, all goes well. It seems that hell breaks loose during > startup, probably during auto probe. Could this be a problem with > modprobe? Do I need a USB mouse driver of some sort? Please help I am > very desperate. I am on the verge of giving up. > > Fred Mungandi > > Lusaka, Zambia > Tel: +260-1-254303 > Fax: +260-1-254532 > Cell: +260-97-841560 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop
Don't give up!! You can get it to work I am reasonable certain of that. Though, Toshiba hardware is notorious for not playing nicely with Linux (they have staff that they employ jointly with MS=). I have gotten mine to work on my work box (an ASUS) by tweaking the XF86Config/-4 files by hand. They are on my work box or I would email them to you now. Basically you need to use the "send core events" argument for your usb mouse so it pipes the output through the normal mouse. I can get you my files as a sample tomorrow unless someone else has some handy or knows the changes that need to be made to those files. BTW, they are found in /etc/X11/ Cheers Jason Greenwood Mungandi, Fred wrote: Hi, I am a newbie to Linux. Over the weekend, I installed Mandrake 9.0 on a Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 laptop. The little devil is powered by a P4 running at 2 GHz, has 40 GB HDD and 256 MB RAM. I installed it in a dual boot arrangement with Windows XP. The laptop has a touch pad mouse, which I do not use. Instead I use a Genius PowerScroll USB mouse connected through one of the two USB ports. It has no PS2 port at all. I also hooked up a USB keyboard in the remaining USB port. The problem is that the USB mouse does not work well. When X starts, the mouse only moves in the vertical direction with no horizontal movement at all. When I remove the mouse during startup and plug it in later when X has started, all goes well. It seems that hell breaks loose during startup, probably during auto probe. Could this be a problem with modprobe? Do I need a USB mouse driver of some sort? Please help I am very desperate. I am on the verge of giving up. Fred Mungandi Lusaka, Zambia Tel: +260-1-254303 Fax: +260-1-254532 Cell: +260-97-841560 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop
On Tue, 2003-03-25 at 01:36, Mungandi, Fred wrote: > Suerte, > > Thanks for your response. I have tried all the mouse options under > Mandrake Control Centre. Nothings works so far. > > Fred > Have you tried running "mousedrake" from a terminal? You should be able to just choose a generic USB wheel mouse... -- Tue Mar 25 06:35:00 EST 2003 06:35:00 up 3 days, 17:22, 2 users, load average: 0.15, 0.18, 0.13 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * MDK 9.1 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting machine no:194239 * RH 7.3 * Sales - Service - Support - Tutor -- ** This messages was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer ** The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. -- Blaise Pascal Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop
Title: RE: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop Suerte, Thanks for your response. I have tried all the mouse options under Mandrake Control Centre. Nothings works so far. Fred -Original Message- From: Adolfo Bello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:11 PM To: MDK Mandrake Subject: Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 03:09, Mungandi, Fred wrote: > Hi, > > I am a newbie to Linux. Over the weekend, I installed Mandrake 9.0 on > a Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 laptop. The little devil is powered by a > P4 running at 2 GHz, has 40 GB HDD and 256 MB RAM. I installed it in a > dual boot arrangement with Windows XP. > > The laptop has a touch pad mouse, which I do not use. Instead I use a > Genius PowerScroll USB mouse connected through one of the two USB > ports. It has no PS2 port at all. I also hooked up a USB keyboard in > the remaining USB port. > > The problem is that the USB mouse does not work well. When X starts, > the mouse only moves in the vertical direction with no horizontal > movement at all. When I remove the mouse during startup and plug it in > later when X has started, all goes well. It seems that hell breaks > loose during startup, probably during auto probe. Could this be a > problem with modprobe? Do I need a USB mouse driver of some sort? > Please help I am very desperate. I am on the verge of giving up. > > Fred Mungandi > > Lusaka, Zambia > Tel: +260-1-254303 > Fax: +260-1-254532 > Cell: +260-97-841560 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a Toshiba 5005-S504 and my mouse is working nicely. It was detected as a USB wheel mouse by Mandrake. Mine is a Microsoft Intellimouse Optical. Anyway, go to Mandrake Control Center->Hardware->Mouse and try different ones. Maybe you find the right one in there. Suerte -- __ / \\ @ __ __ @ Adolfo Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / // celular: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / <_/ \__\\ //__/ // fax : +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com // pager : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Trouble with USB mouse on Toshiba Laptop
On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 03:09, Mungandi, Fred wrote: > Hi, > > I am a newbie to Linux. Over the weekend, I installed Mandrake 9.0 on > a Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 laptop. The little devil is powered by a > P4 running at 2 GHz, has 40 GB HDD and 256 MB RAM. I installed it in a > dual boot arrangement with Windows XP. > > The laptop has a touch pad mouse, which I do not use. Instead I use a > Genius PowerScroll USB mouse connected through one of the two USB > ports. It has no PS2 port at all. I also hooked up a USB keyboard in > the remaining USB port. > > The problem is that the USB mouse does not work well. When X starts, > the mouse only moves in the vertical direction with no horizontal > movement at all. When I remove the mouse during startup and plug it in > later when X has started, all goes well. It seems that hell breaks > loose during startup, probably during auto probe. Could this be a > problem with modprobe? Do I need a USB mouse driver of some sort? > Please help I am very desperate. I am on the verge of giving up. > > Fred Mungandi > > Lusaka, Zambia > Tel: +260-1-254303 > Fax: +260-1-254532 > Cell: +260-97-841560 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a Toshiba 5005-S504 and my mouse is working nicely. It was detected as a USB wheel mouse by Mandrake. Mine is a Microsoft Intellimouse Optical. Anyway, go to Mandrake Control Center->Hardware->Mouse and try different ones. Maybe you find the right one in there. Suerte -- __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //celular: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / <_/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
