On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 06:44:47PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote:
| > > > I had this. I removed gpm (apt-get remove gpm) and symlinked /dev/mouse
to
| > > > /dev/psaux, and the problem went away. But that means no mouse on the
| > > > console (boo hoo).
| > > Well, I used to be able to have gpm and X co-exist -- I just can't
remember
| > > how... Can anyone else help??
| > Well...maybe linking /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux would do it.
| I figured it out! You need to set the gpm repeater to raw mode. This is
| configured through /usr/sbin/gpmconfig.
(or '$EDITOR /etc/gpm.conf')
That is 1/3 of the solution.
| Maybe we can add this to a FAQ somewhere...
I've said it a few times :-). (does archive searching actually work?
I've had trouble with it a few times)
| > > > > ZAxisMapping X
| > > > Change this to ZAxisMapping 4 5 and your wheel will work.
| > > Thanks, I'll try that...
| BTW, this didn't work...
Set protocol to "IMPS/2" in X.
Set protocol to "imps2" in gpm.
-D
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