Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I wrote: > > If you have a ps2 mouse, run gpm with the -R repeater switch, and > tell X to use > > Protocol "MouseSystems" > Device "/dev/gpmdata" > > in the "Pointer" section of your XF86Config so that you will still > be able to use gpm when you visit the console for old time's sake.
and Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: > I don't have to do this. I run unstable (does it make a > difference?), and both 2.0.33 and 2.1.86. When I switch to text > mode, the mouse immediately works. When I go back to X, it > sometimes takes a few seconds to start functioning(the mouse). Strange. I just checked and I still need it on unstable running 2.0.32. (Symptom: mouse does not move at all in X. Hardware: Toshiba Tecra 730CDT laptop.) Do you have a PS/2 mouse? I understood that the problem was that the kernel did not know how to share /dev/psaux between two processes, and that this was on someone's 2.1 todo list, but I never heard if anything had been done yet. When I go back to X, it also takes about a second for the mouse to start functioning, so I don't think that this is a symptom. At first I was skeptical about gpm -R, but I am quite happy with it as it seems to work transparently. Kirk -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
