On Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 03:02:43PM -0000, Jonathan Sunderland wrote:
> Jonathan StationeryI've installed and configured Linux, and got the X
> display to work (albeit in lo-res) but I get problems with the mouse.
>
> I'm running on a Dell Latitude XPi with trackball, whenever I move the mouse
> it shoots to the top corner and "jiggles" about. Reading elsewhere indicates
> there might be a conflict with something called gpm (which I can not find on
> my machine). Can anyone shed some light on this
Are you using XF4 or XF3?
You might be using wrong protocol. First, you can try to kill gpm with
`killall gpm`. If that doesn't work, edit your XF86Config(-4?) and look for
Protocol in the mouse section. The Protocol should be either "PS2" (note, not
"PS/2"), ior ImPS2.
>
> Thanks
> Jonathan
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