IntelliEye Explorer doesn't work in KDE

[robo555]

I installed Slackware 8.0, and in the command promt, it uses gpm and I can move the mouse around.

However, when I go to startx to enter KDE, or xf86cfg, the mouse cursor goes to the top right of the screen and gets stuck, refuses to move.

I have a Microsoft IntelliEye Explorer mouse plug to the PS/2 port, during setup I set my mouse to Microsoft IntelliEye.

I went to setup again and changed my mouse to plain PS2 (at least I think I did), but no luck, all the GUI still makes the cursor go to top right of screen and doesn't move.

[WickedLittleSlaveBoy]

if you're going to run the regular PS/2 mouse, run:

xf86cfg -textmode

that will give you a non-X, ncurses based configuration menu. if you're going to use the IntelliEye, you're going to have to play with the protocols and configuration.....you might have to edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm to execute gpm in repeater mode, and use /dev/gpmdata as your device file, since gpm is seeing it, at least.

sorry, I don't know much about mice, except the standard PS/2 or serial varieties.

[robo555]

How should I change the rc.gpm file? 'cos I sort of changed it, saw KDE working properly, then reboot, and Slackware will hang at startup when it gets to "Starting gpm..." and since this is at startup, it prevents Linux from booting so I can't edit the file. Tried booting from the LILO boot disk and CD-ROM, but they both lets you boot to your linux partition, and of course when it boots my Linux partition it hands at the gpm bit.

So, I think I did something wrong at the config, causing gpm to hang and I dunno how to access that file again to change it, and what changes do I need to the file.

In /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm, the line was something like:

gpm -m /dev/mouse -t imps2

I changed it to

gpm -R -m /dev/mouse -t ps2
/dev/gpmdata

What are the proper changes I need to make to that file, and how can I change it when I can't boot? Is there a way to make Linux load without gpm so I can boot and change the file?

[WickedLittleSlaveBoy]

the "-m /dev/mouse" arguement is redundant, since GPM assumes you're using /dev/mouse by default, so you can leave that part out. and you don't have an arguement for the -R flag, it will take any arguement that -t will. run "gpm -t help" to see the choices. and, what is the "/dev/gpmdata" doing in there?

try changing it to:

gpm -R $arguement -t $arguement

try raw for the arguement....another question, why did you change to ps2, when imps2 was working? which mouse are we dealing with?

another thing, I updated my gpm package to the version that ships with 8.0 and I'm having some of the same issues with one of the new Intellimouses....so, maybe you might want to see how it works with gpm disabled altogether before you start hacking on it.

wait, did you say KDE was working with the modifications?


ok, on to booting your system...lilo can take several different arguements to get you into single user mode....try running "linux single" from the LILO: prompt....

or if all else fails:

linux init=/bin/bash

again, from the LILO prompt. nothing will be loaded on this command, and only your / filesystem will be accessible.

[robo555]

Oh ok, I'll change that line then, do I literally change it to

gpm -R $arguement -t $arguement

or

gpm -R raw -t raw

or something else from -t help?

I changed it to PS2 'cos the mouse wouldn't move in KDE, so I thought I'll just leave it as plain PS2 for now, we're dealing with the IntelliEye Explorer,
Originally posted by robo555
I have a Microsoft IntelliEye Explorer mouse plug to the PS/2 port, during setup I set my mouse to Microsoft IntelliEye.


Oh, and during installation of Slackware, it mentioned to me about setting that /dev/gpmdata if my mouse don't work, but I wasn't sure where I was suppose to set it to, think it was refering to XFree86, but dunno where I would add that line.

I'll try those modifications today when I boot back to Slackware, kinda annoying having a dual boot to boot back and for like that. Thanks for your help.

[WickedLittleSlaveBoy]

replace $arguement with the protocol you want to use...if ps2 is working, don't change it. if it doesn't work, you'll have to tweak on the protocols a little.

gpm -R raw -t ps2

would tell gpm to read the incoming signal from /dev/mouse as ps2 and forward to /dev/gpmdata as the original, "raw" input. if you're having some problems here, you're going to have to try other settings. BTW, you don't have to reboot to test the configuration. "gpm -k" kills the gpm daemon and running /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm will restart it with your new settings.

to change to /dev/gpmdata, you need to modify your configuration file....XF86Config, or whatever. the "Pointer" section should have two entries named "Protocol" and "Device"...they allow you to change the mouse protocol X uses and the device file it uses for input. change the device there, or you can set the device during configuration....either in xf86cfg, XF86Setup or xf86config, depending on which version of XF86 you're using.