Thank you this was the trick I was missing. I've done some looking (~10 minutes) around and don't quite know how rhgb affects the mouse but ha ... it worked and that is all I care about. Question: How did you figure this out? I had just finished installing kubuntu to see it worked and start comparing files. I hadn't even considered boot options in grub.conf. Thank you again .... On Jan 1, 2008 1:33 PM, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Jim Cornette wrote: > > Jamie Bohr wrote: > >> I got a new mother board (ASUS M2NBP) and was eager to get Fedora 8 > >> x64 working on it ... the install went great but .... > >> > >> During the boot up process I have a mouse, works great. However, when > >> X starts the mouse goes away. > >> > >> Here is my xorg.conf file (I had to add the mouse configuration lines): > >> > >> # Xorg configuration created by system-config-display > >> > >> Section "ServerLayout" > >> Identifier "single head configuration" > >> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > >> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" # I added > >> this line > >> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > >> EndSection > >> > >> Section "InputDevice" > >> Identifier "Keyboard0" > >> Driver "kbd" > >> Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > >> Option "XkbLayout" "us+inet" > >> EndSection > >> > >> Section "InputDevice" # I added this section > >> > >> # generated from default > >> Identifier "Mouse0" > >> Driver "mouse" > >> Option "Protocol" "auto" > >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > >> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" > >> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > >> EndSection > >> > >> Section "Device" > >> Identifier "Videocard0" > >> Driver "nv" > >> EndSection > >> > >> Section "Screen" > >> Identifier "Screen0" > >> Device "Videocard0" > >> DefaultDepth 24 > >> SubSection "Display" > >> Viewport 0 0 > >> Depth 24 > >> EndSubSection > >> EndSection > >> ############### end of xorg.file ############# > >> > >> It seems as though the X configuration tool is not seeing the mouse. > >> When I switch to run level 4 the console mouse works as expected. I > >> get the same results with a PS2 mouse. I've googled and googled but > >> after several hours I have found nothing that will help. I am hoping > >> someone on this list can point me in the right direction. > >> > >> Here is my :0.log file: > >> > >> X Window System Version 1.3.0 > >> Release Date: 19 April 2007 > >> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3 > >> Build Operating System: Fedora 8 Red Hat, Inc. > >> Current Operating System: Linux nemesis 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 #1 SMP Fri Dec > >> 7 15:49:36 EST 2007 x86_64 > >> Build Date: 13 December 2007 > >> Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.3.0.0-37.fc8 > >> Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > >> to make sure that you have the latest version. > >> Module Loader present > >> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > >> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > >> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > >> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Dec 31 22:25:45 2007 > >> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > >> (II) Module already built-in > >> (II) Module already built-in > >> (II) Module already built-in > >> > >> > >> > >> I have the latest updates installed, the based install (no updates) > >> had the same issue. > >> > > > > It might be that your mouse is having problems showing. You could try > > adding > > Option "HWCursor" "off" > > to the xorg.conf file device section. > > > > I thought this problem was happening on NVidia binary drivers. It > > could also be happening with the X provided one. > > > > Jim > > > Also you need to erase the rhgb that follows the kernel name in > /root/grub/grub.conf and then it should work ok. These are both required > to get the pointer back. > > > Karl > > > -- > > Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI > Linux User > #450462 http://counter.li.org. > PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7 > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Jamie Bohr
