I use: gpm: mouse type imps2 coming off /dev/psaux, repeat type "raw"
x windows: mouse type imps2 coming off /dev/gpm I never have to restart gpm. The only time I have a problem is when interrupts are missed for unrelated reasons; that sends the mouse driver into a funny mode, from which you can recover by rolling the mouse wheel back and forth a couple times. On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 09:49:54AM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote: > I realize that the mouse won't work in both gpm and X (without the > repeat function) in many cases, but it does for me so I haven't really > questioned it (!) /dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/psaux, of course. > > I have a problem with gpm occasionally not working correctly, but > '/etc/init.d/gpm restart' always fixes that. > > Bob > > On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 10:44:14AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I notice in your config that you don't have gpm being used as a repeater > > device (I.E. the -R option). That won't work will it? I've always had > > to make gpm repeat and have X use /dev/gpmdata in order to make gpm and > > X work correctly with the mouse. How can you get gpm and X to both work > > without that option? Is your /dev/mouse a symlink to /dev/psaux as I am > > assuming? > > > > I was able to get the scrolling wheel to work if I disabled gpm and used > > the IMPS/2 protocol in the X config file (along with the ZAxisMapping), > > but I couldn't get it to work with /dev/gpmdata and MouseSystems > > protocol, which are the two I've always had to use to get X and gpm to > > play nice. Is there another way? > > > > Rob > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Saturday, October 21, 2000 12:30 pm > > Subject: Re: IMWheel help > > > > > On Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 10:21:22AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I'm trying to get m MS wheel mouse to work in X, but am having no > > > luck. > > > > I've gotten everything working but the wheel, and I'm tried > > > installing> imwheel and reading the docs, but the wheel still > > > doesn't work. I'm > > > > using the mouse in X via gpm (/dev/gpmdata), and nothing I have > > > tried> has worked. I've looked at the scrolling wheel help page, > > > but it didn't > > > > help either. According to the imwheel homepage, imwheel is > > > supposed to > > > > come with a special version of gpm, but that doesn't seem to be > > > the case > > > > with the Debian package. Can anyone help my get the wheel > > > working? Do > > > > I need that special version of gpm? Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > The following works for me: > > > > > > In /etc/X11/XF86Config (/dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/psaux): > > > > > > Section "Pointer" > > > Protocol "IMPS/2" > > > Device "/dev/mouse" > > > ZAxisMapping 4 5 > > > Buttons 7 > > > > > > In /etc/gpm.conf: > > > > > > device=/dev/psaux > > > responsiveness=25 > > > type=imps2 > > > append="-l \"a-zA-Z0-9_.:~/\300-\326\330-\366\370-\377\"" > > > repeat_type= > > > > > -- > Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
