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unable to use serial mouse

Asked by abhijit das

when i am installing Ubuntu on my computer (p4 2.4Ghz,gigabite 845gv,512 ddr,serial mouse and ps2 keyboard),mouse wasn't working and after the installation i wasn't able to use that mouse. but when i install a ps2 mouse it is now working fine.
in that same computer with a another HDD that serial mouse is working fine?
HOW CAN I ABLE TO USE MY SERIAL MOUSE?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

You can do this by directly edit and change the /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Changing mouse values into section here my ( ps2 mouse )

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "Configured Mouse"
        Driver "mouse"
        Option "CorePointer"
        Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
        Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Or by reconfiguring xserver-xorg, (changing value on mouse question).

To reconfigure xserver-xorg

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

To make a backup copy of your actual /etc/X11/xorg.conf type:

cd /etc/X11
sudo cp xorg.conf xorg.conf.bak

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then try to reconfigure your xserver-xorg

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

answer to the simply questions, then restart the pc.

If something goes wrong you can restore the saved copy of your old configuration, open a terminal or login to a virtual terminal by pressing ctrl+alt+F2 and type:

cd /etc/X11
sudo cp xorg.conf.bak xorg.conf

and restart the pc, type:

sudo reboot

Hope this helps

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