mouse isnt working

[rhdb52]

Hello everyone,

I finally installed linux on a 3.5gb hard drive, and it worked great!!
Now i have a problem. I noticed that the wheel on my logitech mouse wasnt working, so i went into the control center thing to change the mouse and when i restarted the computer, it didnt work (the mouse isnt working at all). Now im having trouble getting back into the mouse settings to change it back. Im running Mandrake 9.0...Thanks for the help.

[OOPS!]

Hi,

You are going to have to hand edit a config file. It isn't too hard. But you will need to be able to work with a text editor like vi or emacs, if you can't get another to open. Check this tutorial out for vi, http://www.eng.hawaii.edu/Tutor/vi.htm

Ok, at a terminal su to root, start your editor and open the file /etc/X11/XF86Config. You are looking for the section called Pointer. I have a Logitec USB scroll mouse so your section should look something like this:

Section "Pointer"
Protocol "IMPS/2"
Device "/dev/usbmouse"
ZAxisMapping 4 5
EndSection

Save your file, restart your x-server, and you should have your mouse back.

HTH,
OOPS!

[rhdb52]

i went into the file and thats the same section and everything is the same as yours. Is there anyway i can make it a general section thing so that it can read teh mouse? I think i accidentally switched it to USB mouse, but i dont have one (i was trying to get the wheel to work (which i now know that it is zaxismapping 4 5)). Its a logitech wireless one and it connects through the ps/2 port. So how do i change it to become a ps/2 mouse? thanks.

[rhdb52]

alright....i finally got it to work...thanks OOPS! for your suggestion...after a little bit of guess and checking i was able to figure it out. Thank!!!