[Derrick 'dman' Hudson] > http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/
One comment. Using repeat_type=raw is the *wrong* thing to do. Yes, it works in some cases, but not all cases. The officially recommended solution: tell gpm to export repeat_type=ms3, and tell X to use device type 'IntelliMouse', regardless of your actual mouse type. The bonus is, not only does it always work, but it's simpler: the only variable you have to figure out is the gpm name for your mouse protocol; the XFree86 protocol name never changes, it's always IntelliMouse. I can't explain it any better than the GPM maintainer, Zephaniah Hull, already did. See http://bugs.debian.org/233933 for the context: I have said it MANY times, and I will say it again. There is exactly ONE protocol which it is valid to talk to gpm over /dev/gpmdata with, and that protocol is NOT PS/2. No matter how much people scream and yell about how it works fine, this is a perfect example of why trying to use a bi-directional protocol over a fifo DOES NOT WORK. The protocol you need to use is the one gpm calls ms3, X calls it IntelliMouse, which is the serial version of the IMPS/2 protocol, however it is NOT bi-directional, it has 3 buttons, a wheel, and it is safe to use over the fifo. </rant> Peter
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