warty install problem

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Sun, Oct 03, 2004 at 10:04:30AM -0700, Thomas Gill wrote:

> As a Linux newbie, I have been trying for about 2 years now to install a 
> Linux version that works. Have tried Mandrake, SUSE, Fedora  and others 
> ... something always fails  and further discourages me from moving to 
> Linux.
> A few days ago I tried Ubuntu and everything seemed  to be going  fine 
> until  the unstall was complete and I got to the log-on screen ... NO 
> MOUSE SUPPORT! Nothing  I could do but shut it down and return to XP.
> The very same thing happened a while back when I tried to install FC2 
> ... no mouse function.
> Nothing unusual about my system: ASUS P4S533X , P1.7, 256Mb, 
> Dexxa/Labtec optical mouse on PS2 port.
> Any suggestions appreciated.

Does your mouse have extra buttons, or any other non-standard features which
could explain the problem?  Basic PS/2 mice are very simple and
well-supported, but some of the fancier models are tricky to initialize.
For example:

https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268

Does it help if you unplug the mouse and plug it back in?

There is also a new mouse driver attached to the bug, which might fix your
problem.  The only straightforward way to install it is on the command-line,
though.  I can provide explicit instructions if you are interested in
working with us to track down the problem.

-- 
 - mdz