[KLUG Members] Wtf is up with my mouse?

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Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] Wtf is up with my mouse?


> >I have, in the past, had ALOT of problems running XFree86. The main
problem
> >is, well... it didn't run. Well, I was resizing a partition, and during
the
> >process, I must have moved partitions around in addition. So, when I went
to
> >go fix LILO, I used my Slack install CD to boot, and while booting, I saw
a
> >message I had never seen during the boot process - "PS/2 Mouse detected".
> >Now, the thing is, I run a USB mouse. So, when LILO was all fixed up, I
went
>
> Do you have "Legacy" USB support turned on in your BIOS?  This makes USB
> mices and keyboards show up as PS/2 mices and keyboards for use with
> 'Legacy' OSs.

That's it... Legacy USB is on in my BIOS. Thanks :D
>
> >into XFree86Config, and altered the mouse settings from those a USB mouse
> >(which should have worked, but got errors during startx) to those of a
PS/2
> >mouse. I ran startx, and it worked. I have NOTHING in my PS/2 port, and
my
> >mouse in my USB port. So, I'd curious to why /dev/usb/mouse0 or
> >/dev/usb/mouse1 won't work, though /dev/mouse works fine on a PS/2
protocol.
>
> Actually I though HID showed up as /dev/usb/mice
>
> >It just doesn't make sense. And, I'm sure that I'm not confusing USB and
> >PS/2, so don't suggest it. ;)
>
> Are you sure it isn't a PS/2 mouse? :)
>