Thanks, Kent, this is by far the most comprehensive respond I ever received! Actually, you won't need to explain this much, If you have read my OP. :-)
On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 19:35:27 -0500, Kent West wrote: >>From the googling result, it seems that the problem >>only occurs in Debian. > >>Removing gpm with purge, and >>force reinstalling X >>won't help. Is there *any* way that I can get out of >>this nightmare? Is reinstall Debian the only solution? >> > Reinstall?!! Absolutely not necessary. > > Step one - Get out of X. > [...] FYI, I don't have ?dm at all, I always use startx. > Step two - configure gpm. > [...] As stated in my OP, my console mouse works fine. > Step three - Configure X to read from /dev/gpmdata. > [...] So I googled/read/did. But as I said, it didn't work -- in fact after startx, my console mouse is destroyed (there is an extremely long delay when starting X). I installed gpm while in X, I think my X is now permanently damaged. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
