Setup an USB mouse for X11

http://sdb.suse.de/sdb/en/html/mlasars-mbanse_usbmouse.html

Symptom:

Your usb mouse is not working after the SuSE Linux installation.

Cause:

The usb support setup fails during installation.

Solution:

You want to use a USB mouse with SuSE Linux 7.0, please check first, if the needed modules are already loaded. To check it open a terminal (symbol with the shell on the KDE desktop) and change to the root user:

su


Please enter the root password, if the question appears and go ahead as root user.

lsmod


Shows the loaded modules.

For using a USB mouse you need the modules usbcore, input, hid and mousedev, test the needed modules through manual loading, use the command:

modprobe usbcore
modprobe input
modprobe hid
modprobe mousedev


To verify the functionality of the loaded usb modules , please type in:

tail -f /var/log/messages


Now plug in the mouse, to see the mouse detection:

Oct 13 00:29:05 linux kernel: usb.c: USB new device connect, assigned device number 2
Oct 13 00:29:05 linux kernel: mouse0: PS/2 mouse device for input0
Oct 13 00:29:05 linux kernel: input0: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Agiler 3D USB Mouse] on usb1:2.0


To stop the output view press CTRL c.

Please check with the following command, which XFree86 version is running:

xdpyinfo | grep release


Using the mouse wheel under XFree86 version 3.3.6:

Please open the file /etc/XF86Config with an editor of your choice, for example:

pico /etc/XF86Config


Do you want only the USB mouse (without PS/2 mouse) please modify merely the section pointer:

Section "Pointer"
Device "/dev/input/mice"
Protocol "IMPS/2"
EndSection



(this example is for a mouse with wheel, without wheel select the protocol ps/2)

If you want a PS/2 mouse and an USB mouse to the same time, look for the Xinput Section at the file XF86Config, and modify the file as follows:

Section "XInput"
SubSection "Mouse"
DeviceName "USB Mice"
Protocol "IMPS/2"
ZAxisMapping 4 5
Port "/dev/input/mice"
AlwaysCore
EndSubSection
EndSection


This change concerns to a wheel mouse and enables the simultaneous operating with the previous mousedevice. If your mouse does not have a wheel, do not type in the line ZAxisMapping use only the protocol ps/2.

Wheel mouse under XFree86 version 4.0.x:

To use the wheel with XFree86 version 4.0.x, edit the Section "InputDevice" in the configuration file /etc/X11/XF86Config as follows:

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


You could also setup the wheel with SaX2, please note the article: Configuration of the X server with SaX and SaX2 and note for the setup of an USB mouse, that you are using the device file:

/dev/input/mice


instead of

/dev/psaux


If you want to use two devices to the same runtime, please edit the Section "ServerLayout" and the matching Section "InputDevice", for example:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse[2]" "SendCoreEvents"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[2]"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


Above you see the Section for a PS/2 and an USB wheel mouse setup.

Additional strategy for both XFree86 versions:

After modifying save the XF86Config file and start the X-Server again, please log out of KDE or press the CTRL-ALT-Backspace (<- key above return). Log in as User and verify the function of your mouse. To activate the wheel support, please open a terminal and type in:

imwheel


Is the package imwheel not installed, please install it with YaST, series ap, please try the function of the wheel e.g. with netscape or in KDE with KFM, should the wheel of your mouse are not working to your contentment, you can change the behavior at the configuration file:

/etc/imwheelrc


Is the mouse working fine including the wheel, the settings should be set durable. To edit the configuration file, open the file /etc/rc.config and modify as follows:

pico /etc/rc.config


Please look for the entry START_USB and activate the function:

START_USB="yes"


After modifying, save the file.

Now open the file /etc/rc.config.d/usb.rc.config and look for the line:

USB_DRIVERS="usb-keyboard mouse"


Change respectively edit as follows:

USB_DRIVERS="keybdev mouse input hid mousedev"


For the automatically initialization during boot sequence, please edit the file .xinitrc, you find the file in the home directory of the user, which should use the wheel , please look for the following section and edit how the next part describes:

#
# start some stuff
#
imwheel -k


Please repeat the imwheel entry for every user, which should be able to use the wheel.

Now you can reboot the system to check the USB-mouse support.

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