My woody workstation's (2.4.17 kernel) mouse is acting a little funky like that--typically brought on by heavy CPU load (from casual observation).
/etc/init.d/gpm stop /etc/init.d/gpm start will always resolve it, but I'm hoping I'll see a new gpm deb come over pretty soon--hearing other people's experiences makes me suspect something there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ross Vandegrift" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 3:26 PM Subject: Re: Borked mouse > Ross Vandegrift wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I've got a big problem with my mouse on a Debian testing box. I began > > building up the box last Thursday for Friday and everything was going smoothly, > > including the mouse. Today, I power up the machine (untouched since Friday) and > > bam, I've got no mouse action. Swapping the mouse, mobo header, kernel version, > > and gpm version all come out to have these effects: > > > > 1) 'cat /dev/psaux' and move mouse prints garbage like it should > > 2) 'gpm -m /dev/psaux -t ps2' gives nothing. > > 3) A custom compiled gpm works like a charm with the above command line. > > > > Bug in the gpm deb? > > > > Ross Vandegrift > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > I noticed late last week that a newly built Sid box had trouble with the > mouse. Running /etc/init.d/gpm once (like during the boot process) left > the mouse dead; running it a second time brought the mouse to life. I > didn't bother trying to track down the problem. I just decided to run > gpm twice in a row to get by until the (presumed) bug was fixed. > > Kent > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
