On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:56:53 -0500, Don wrote:

> On Wednesday 11 August 2004 07:40 pm, Thomas Adam wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 07:34:40PM -0500, Don wrote:
>> > said, I've tried rebooting multiple times with this Debian Linux, with
>> > Win2K, and with Knoppix this afternoon, with only the mouse in Debian
>> > Linux NOT working.
>>
>> If it is a stock kernel, try:
>>
>> modprobe psmouse mousedev
>>
>> and re-start X, to see if that loads your mouse. If you find that
>> works, but your mouse flutters like a trapped moth, then change the
>> mouse protocol in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to either IMPS/2, or
>> ExplorerPS/2, or PS/2, until you hit the right one....
> 
> I did the modprobe and now have mouse action.  Thanks a million Thomas for the 
> immediate and accurate response!!!

Oh, I wish that I knew it before. I was having the same problem as you --
my mouse had been working fine without any problem for the past few week
until a reboot due to power failure. I suspected many things... and
finally ended up reinstalling my Debian.  

Now I'm still configuring my newly installed Debian. :-)




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