[techtalk] disappearing mouse!!

[I guess I'm an underwater thing]

I used mouseconfig, XF86Config, and Xconfigurator, but to no avail.  

I reinstalled the operating system this morning and all is well.  Note to
self, don't change the monitor resolution.

-e

On Sat, 3 Feb 2001, David Merrill wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 06:58:47PM -0600, ktb wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 04:06:15PM -0800, I guess I'm an underwater thing wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > Not much info to go on.  Is this a console mouse?  If so take a look at
> > > > gpm.  Is it in X that you lost the mouse?  If so look at the backup
> > > > XF86Config file and compare it to your current file (pointer section)
> > > > see if there is a difference.  The version of Linux your running would
> > > > help also.
> > > > kent
> > > 
> > > Sorry 'bout that.  I'm running redhat 6.2, gnome/enlightenment.  I've lost
> > > my mouse in X.
> > > 
> > > I don't see a backup XF86Config file in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11.
> > > 
> > 
> > You mentioned that you changed the resolution.  How did you do that?
> > If your mouse was working before that then there must be something that
> > was done during that process that changed your mouse configuration.  What I was
> > thinking is you ran XF86Setup or something like that.  I believe that
> > would have created a backup file.  At any rate can you reverse your
> > changes and see if you can get the mouse back?  Does the mouse work in
> > console?  Mouse behavior in X is determined by the pointer section in
> > XF86Config.  Mess around with that.  Restart X between changes.  Check
> > and make sure the mouse cable is seated properly.  Just throwing out
> > some suggestions.  I'm not that familiar with redhat.  Maybe some redhat
> > guru will have better suggestions.  You shouldn't have to reinstall.  At
> > worst I would think just reconfigure X with XF86Setup or xf86config or
> > whatever redhat uses.
> 
> Also try the mouseconfig utility which comes with redhat. I had the
> exact same thing happen to me a month or so back, and mouseconfig
> fixed me right up. mouseconfig requires root access, of course.
> 
>