> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bob Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 12:51 AM > Subject: mouse not working in x > > > > > > Greetings! > > > > Thanks to a kind reply from an earlier question, > > I now have a running xserver, but I have a different problem. > > The mouse doesn't work in x. > > > > I suspect that i have the mouse set up > > wrong in X. Question: > > > > (1) How can I find out which port linux > > recognizes my mouse at ? > > > > info: > > > > PS/2 mouse > > mouse is on IRQ 12 (according to windows) > > startup messages state PS/2 port recognized > > mouse works in windows > > > > Regards, > > > > Bob Edwards > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > Do you have installed gpm, the consolse mouse driver? Then remove gpm or > kill it with gpm -k before starting X cause the X mouse driver can´t work if > gpm is running. > > Matthias
I have gpm running while X runs, and I don't think it makes any difference? Most likely your mouse protocol in XF86Config file has been misconfigured. -walter
