The way to make ALL of this work is:
IN FILE /etc/gpm.conf: # /etc/gpm.conf - configuration file for gpm(1) # # If mouse response seems to be to slow, try using # responsiveness=15. append can contain any random arguments to be # appended to the commandline. # # If you edit this file by hand, please be aware it is sourced by # /etc/init.d/gpm and thus all shell meta characters must be # protected from evaluation (i.e. by quoting them). # # This file is used by /etc/init.d/gpm and can be modified by # /usr/sbin/gpmconfig. # device=/dev/psaux responsiveness= type=ps2 append="-R" THEN IN FILE /etc/X11/XF86Config Section "Pointer" Protocol "MouseSystems" Device "/dev/gpmdata" BaudRate 1200 Emulate3Timeout 50 Resolution 100 EndSection Federico Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : Hi, : try setting gpm repeat protocol to none. : -f. :> -----Original Message----- :> From: Gary Hennigan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :> Sent: miércoles 23 de agosto de 2000 17:07 :> To: [email protected] :> Subject: Re: Mouse Doesn't Work with X :> :> :> gabe lamarche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: :> > I had this same thing happening to me. The problem seems to be some :> > kind of conflict with gpm (the terminal mouse package). I :> found that :> > if I turned stopped gpm my mouse worked fine in X. :> > :> > To stop gpm I switch to a virtual consol via Ctrl^ Alt^ F1, :> logged in :> > and issued the comand killall gpm. :> > :> > Not a great solution, I suppose if you don't need gpm package, :> > uninstalling it would also resolve the problem. :> :> First, the best way to stop gpm would be: :> :> /etc/init.d/gpm stop :> :> If you're not actually using gpm (it's a program to allow you to use :> the mouse when on a console, similar to how you use the mouse in a :> xterm) then just turn it off completely and delete it from your bootup :> procedure, ie., :> :> /etc/init.d/gpm stop :> update-rc.d -f gpm remove :> :> (Not sure if you need the "-f" or not). :> :> Gary :> :> :> -- :> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe :> [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null :> : -- : Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- *********************** Running Debian Linux *********************** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://Mills-USA.com/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * ************* pgp public key on keyservers everywhere? *************/ --
