I am new to Linux and I have installed Open Suse 11. During installation I have no problems with my mouse working but after the install my mouse will not move after login. What could be my problem? Thanks for any help.
Welcome to Linux friend. Have you tried booting into failsafe mode to see if your mouse works there? If it does, then you’ll need to add an extra boot option to your boot options, though its impossible to say which one. I’ve got some issues of my own with my PS/2. I’m going to try booting into failsafe. If that doesn’t work, I’ll try some other common boot options. We both might need to edit our /etc/X11/xorg.conf files. I’ll post a howto that might help you when/if I get this figured out. Watch for it. It might help you too.
My fix was so simple that a how to is overkill. I just added irqpoll to my boot options and that was it. Works like a charm now. You’ll need to edit your /boot/grub/menu.lst to make the change permanent if it works for you too. I won’t post how, since you can find lots of info on how to do that here in the forums. Just seach for /boot/grub/menu.lst in the forums and you’ll find lots of examples. Good luck. I hope this helps.