Deboo Geek wrote:
On 5/1/05, s. keeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Here's some relevant info from the Howto at http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/node3.html
Incoming from Deboo Geek:
Yes, I'm doing it on the usual console, not under X.
Here's the file content of gpm.conf:
device=ttyS0
Mine says /dev/ttyS0
responsiveness=If you make repeat_type=raw, you can tell X to use /dev/gpmdata, once
repeat_type=ms3
type=msc
append=''
sample_rate=
you've sorted out "type=..."
One comment. Using repeat_type=raw is the *wrong* thing to do. Yes, it works in some cases, but not all cases. The officially recommended solution: tell gpm to export repeat_type=ms3, and tell X to use device type 'IntelliMouse', regardless of your actual mouse type. The bonus is, not only does it always work, but it's simpler: the only variable you have to figure out is the gpm name for your mouse protocol; the XFree86 protocol name never changes, it's always IntelliMouse.
I can't explain it any better than the GPM maintainer, Zephaniah Hull, already did. See http://bugs.debian.org/233933 for the context:
I have said it MANY times, and I will say it again.
There is exactly ONE protocol which it is valid to talk to gpm over /dev/gpmdata with, and that protocol is NOT PS/2.
No matter how much people scream and yell about how it works fine, this is a perfect example of why trying to use a bi-directional protocol over a fifo DOES NOT WORK.
The protocol you need to use is the one gpm calls ms3, X calls it
IntelliMouse, which is the serial version of the IMPS/2 protocol,
however it is NOT bi-directional, it has 3 buttons, a wheel, and it
is safe to use over the fifo.
</rant>
I changed it to /dev/ttyS0 and now atleast ps shows it's running,
though now the mouse under X is slower to respond it seems.
The above quote may be relevant to your responsiveness.
IIRC, you can also set the responsiveness in X with xset (man xset).
-- Kent
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