If im the console the mouse works, you can try to youse the /dev/gpmdata. It works fine on my boxes. Look in your XFconfig file which device your X Server uses. Of course the GPM demon must be running.
greets matthias On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 05:10:13PM +0000, Simon Lang wrote: > I am faced with a conundrum. > > I am running a new inst of Debian and have discovered my mouse will not work > properly. The main problem with the mous is the fact that the pointer does > not show up on the screen properly. The pointer is limited to a space of > 1/4cm strip along the botton of the screen and responds erratically to any > movement of the mouse. The buttons on the mouse do work however (if you can > manage to click on anything). > > I have used the mouse succesfully on redhat 7.0 on the same box and win98 > also has no problems but no matter what i do on debian it refuses to give me > a break. The PS/2 mouse is a standard generic brand with two buttons and > nothing else. I have tried using the mouse on different window viewer > thingys like gonme, blackbox and fwm all with the same results. > > I have tried disabling gpm and using different settings on gpm short of > using a different mouse, the mouse does however word on the console using > gpm alone with no adverse affects but one the server is started goe bung > again butafter leaving X the mouse still continues to work on the console > ?!? I've searched the mans, infos and HOWTOs with no results. I've also > tried installing only enough packages to run the server and mouse in case > other packages are causing the interference. I'm fairly sure this is some > kind of software problem as i mentioned before the mouse works on everything > else but Debian. > > please help? i really want to use Debian and i've been stuck on this for the > last couple of days and any help is good help > Simon > > ps. i've been using Debian 2.2r2 with X11_SVGA server > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
