No Mouse , fresh install.

[khaleel5000]

Hello, I am a noob linux user (I have been using linux ,no windows for about 2 years now but still make even the simplest mistakes.)
I am having trouble with configuring my Mouse.
I installed Kubuntu 8.04.Since I had Pclinuxos,and Suse pre-installed, I didnt install a boot loader.(I had grub,I made the necessary amendments) When I booted to kubuntu , it booted ok but when It was starting X it showed a blank screen.
I copy-pasted pclinuxos xorg and all seemed to work ok except I couldnt move my mouse.I have googled and saw many people have had blank-screen issue, it was resolved by them selecting the fixX option at boot,but since I didnt install bootloader, i dont know whats the necessary commands.
So currently I am not able to run mouse.
these are the 2 sections relating to mouse in the copy-pasted xorg :-
{I have 5 button Belkin PS2 optical mouse}

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse2"
Driver "evdev"
Option "product" "0x0006"
Option "vendor" "0x0002"
Option "HWheelRelativeAxisButtons" "7 6"
EndSection


So how do I run the fixX option? [I prefer native xorg, than borrowed ]
and how do i configure my mouse?

[khaleel5000]

Re: No Mouse , fresh install.

oh yeah this is my kubuntu's xorg (i backed it up before replacing pcliunuxos's
# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
EndSection

[tuesday20102001]

Re: No Mouse , fresh install.

When I run into problems with the configuration, I use the following command, and It works 99% of the time: sudo dpkg-rconfigure xserver-xorg

Note: it is always a good idea to copy the following file when you have everything the way you like it: /etc/X11/xorg.config

[khaleel5000]

Re: No Mouse , fresh install.

I tried sudo dpkg.... I have had some experience with debian, in which with this command you get to choose ur keyboard, monitor (montor's refresh rate etc, ) mouse and some stuff abt it etc etc,
On kubuntu , it didnt ask questions on 'such depth' and I got similar xorg as the one I have posted.