Before starting X: # /etc/init.d/gpm stop PM, 22
On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 11:33:02PM -0700, Elaine Tsiang wrote: > The machine is Dell stock, which came with RedHat 6.2 pre-installed. It has > been running well for > 2 years. I decided to try Debian on it. > > The installation completed with an apparent successful XFree86 configuration. > Upon reboot, X starts up fine, and the Debian splash screen is displayed with > some initial icons. But the mouse cursor freezes, appears and disappears, > moves irratically, and mouse clicks have random delayed effects. Needless to > say, it is not usable. > > The mouse is PS/2. I have the standard "Pointer" section: > > Protocal "PS/2" > Device "/dev/psaux" > > I am running twm, xdm and gnome. > > I have re-run XF86Setup many times, each time, the mouse works fine within > XF86Setup. So maybe it's a problem with twm, etc.? > > Very late on a Friday, would appreciate some hint. Otherwise I'll have to > abandon Debian, and go to RedHat 7.2, which is running fine on another > machine with a PS/2. > > Elaine > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
