On Tuesday 26 August 2003 12:08 am, you wrote: > 1) Be in console mode, with gpm stopped (I don't use gpm myself, but > I'd guess '/etc/init.d/gpm stop' as root should stop it) > 2) Do the 'cat /dev/psaux' trick to make sure the hardware's working > 3) Take the mouse ball out, so you can move the little rollers that it > runs against with your finger > 4) Issue the command: cat /dev/psaux > /tmp/mousedata & > - you'll get a number in square brackets and a longer number > without brackets > 5) Move the mouse's horizontal roller with your finger, first one way > then the other > 6) Move the mouse's vertical roller with your finger, first one way > then the other > 7) Click the buttons twice each, in the order left, right, middle > 8) Move the scroll wheel first one way then the other > 9) Issue the command: echo -ne '\377' > /dev/psaux > 10) Issue the command: echo -ne '\364' > /dev/psaux > 11) Repeat steps 5 to 8 > 12) Kill the cat - kill <number> where <number> is the number > without the brackets from step 4 - you should get a 'Terminated' > message > 13) Email me the file /tmp/mousedata
Thank you for taking so much trouble Kent West got my playing with gmpconfig and when I got to "fuimps2" under type, the mouse moved. This was done with X completely shut down. Best wishes, Bill. -- William Bradley Come visit us at: http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org Free Rosaries available at the above. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
