[Techtalk] Corrupted Mouse Driver

[Michael Fisher]

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Michael Fisher <desnotes at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Sunbird <sunbird_0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> *From:* Michael Fisher <desnotes at gmail.com>
>> *To:* techtalk at linuxchix.org
>> *Sent:* Monday, June 8, 2009 1:19:04 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [Techtalk] Corrupted Mouse Driver
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>> Is there any chance that the mouse program being used just needs to be
>> initialized from /etc/init.d/ ?
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>> It would be a shame to start over from scratch just for a mouse problem.
>> I wasn't sure from reading your query if your mouse driver was actually
>> corrupted or just needed initializing.
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>> I don't have ubuntu, but use gentoo, which isn't as graphically friendly
>> as ubuntu.  But many things are similar.
>> After a new install, or upgrading of a kernel, often as not, the mouse
>> init didn't get taken care of in the orignal well working set up
>> system/livecd.
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>> And then there is another place to fix such a thing beyond /etc/init.d or
>> /init.d/rc.d if that is where it is done on your system.
>> Maybe because ubuntu is graphic, then it is in the xorg.conf file that it
>> needs setting.  That is in /etc/X11/xorg.conf on my system, but somewhere
>> similar in yours hopefully.
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>> In my system, xorg manages the mouse for X sessions, while gpm manages it
>> in the console.
>> I didn't see the name of your mouse program in your query.
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>> These two places are where I would begin looking, where mouse is started
>> and what mouse program is started.
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>> Also, check in /dev to see if /dev/mice or /dev/mouse, /dev/mouse0, and so
>> forth exist.
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>> Also it is now placed in /dev/input/mice and similar.
>> Any program that would access the mouse has to know where to find it in
>> the devices directory.
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>> A symlink in /dev/ can fix the problem for software that looks for it
>> where it isn't.
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>> Hope this gives some hints where to look for solution.
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>> --Pat
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> Thanks for the feedback Sunbird. Your post gave me some ideas to try before
> I do the reinstall. I have to work today (yesterday was vacation) so will
> have to try it when I get home but will definitely look to see if the mouse
> driver is being initialized. Will post my results.
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> Thanks,
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> Mike
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> Michael Fisher
> desNotes at gmail.com
> Sent from Odessa, Florida, United States
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Well, I tried everything I could think of but no luck in getting the mouse
to wake up. I finally went and reinstalled Ubuntu and everything in the
install went fine. I lost some personal data but nothing of consequence, it
will just take some time to configure everything. The only thing I will
probably have trouble getting to work is the fingerprint driver for the
ThinkPad but I can take my time in getting it to work.

I want to thank everyone who contributed and helped out. Despite not finding
the solution I learned a lot and I will retain the information. What I
really appreciated was the support. FOSS community support is what separates
us from those who provide answers only when paid.

Regards,

Mike (desnotes)
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Michael Fisher
desNotes at gmail.com