On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 12:00:58PM +0200, Arne Scheffler wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alexandre C. Brasil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Nelson Abramson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 2:32 AM
> Subject: Re: USB Mouse with X
>
>
> > I'm using Xpmac I got from RedHat PPC, of version 3.3.3.1-49a. I've
> already tried
> > to stop gpm before launching X, but it still does not work.
> >
> > Nelson Abramson wrote:
> >
> > > Are y ou using fbdev or Xpmac? If you are using fbdev, what do you have
> as your
> > > mouse device? If you are using Xpmac, what version and have you tried
> killing
> > > gpm before launching Xpmc.
> > >
> > > > Another question... what can I use to configure the X in Debian PPC?
> > > > I couldn't find XF86Setup nor xf86config.
> > >
> > > Nothing as of now :\ XF86Config makes Redhat fs assumptions. Hopefully
> the
> > > config script in v4 will support Debian's filestructure. Get a working
> > > XF86Config from someone else w/ the same machine...
> > >
>
> As said before on this list, try to use gpm in XF86Config. To set it up,
> search the
> list, I'm not on my linuxbox.
You have to set gpm to repeat in raw mode
(-R raw on the command line, but the gpmconfig UI will allow you to set it.
Then you can easily use as follow in your XF86Config file :
Section "Pointer"
# Protocol "PS/2"
# Device "/dev/mouse"
Protocol "ps/2"
Device "/dev/gpmdata"
# Emulate3Buttons
EndSection
To note though that on my i386 box i have a logitech USB trackball, and it
works without any gpm trick, as the usb driver is able to share the mouse
information between gpm and X.
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
