Mouse and Keyboard problems with Dell XPS

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#1

Hi,

I just got a Dell XPS M1530 with 3GB ram, 320GB hard drive, 2.5GHz Intel centrino core 2 duo. It came with Windows vista home premium.

I wanted to install opensuse 11.0. Im a new user to Linux and ive decided to jump off the deep end into it.

Upon installation, when i try to get into opensuse, i find that the mouse behaves very erratically - ranges from no response to randomly opening dialogue boxes. Also, there is no response from the keyboard.

Could someone assist? I shut down my computer and booted into windows which seems to be working ok.

Many thanks in advance!
shieks

#2

Please go into your BIOS and check your USB settings. If there is a “legacy mode” for your USB, please select that.

Sometimes, with USB keyboards, during the boot of the openSUSE installation CD/DVD, one can hold down either the <ALT> or <CTRL> or <SHIFT> key (I can’t remember which) to restore keyboard functionality.

Be certain you checked the md5sum of your burned CD/DVD with the md5sum listed on the openSUSE web site.

#3

Thanks for the reply. the thing is im using the laptop keyboard and the touchpad for the mouse. is it the same issue? thanks!

#4

I don’t know. Try the recommendation!!

Also, I have read with laptops that sometimes what works is plugging in an external monitor before the installation (I know, that sounds bizarre). However, I recommend you try my recommendations here first:
Mouse and Keyboard problems with Dell XPS - openSUSE Forums

#5

I know the thread is old… but for those who venture here … this is the solution that worked for me:

Add i8042.nomux=1 to the kernel parameter in the /boot/grub/menu.lst.

For example, mine reads:
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.11-0.1-pae root=(…) i8042.nomux=1 (…)

I don’t have any keyboard problems… except if I enter grub in the ‘non-gui’ mode at boot.