Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-22 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Michel [iso-8859-1] Dänzer wrote: > Will Dukes wrote: > > (I don't even know where the Xpmac server comes from -- is it part of > > XFree86 or something else?). > > AFAIK it was derived from XFree86, but it's not part of it. IIRC it's a `plain' X11Rwhatever server. Most hardw

Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-22 Thread Michel Dänzer
Will Dukes wrote: > In other words, I got the xserver to work with very little tweaking. > Here's what you need to do to get X running in debian with a powermac > that has an adb mouse/keyboard: > > [snip] Great! If you could contribute this to some FAQ or HOWTO, that would be great. > at leas

XF4 lacks GL and Shape Extension? was: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-22 Thread unit3
At 5:07 PM -0500 8/21/2000, Will Dukes wrote: In other words, I got the xserver to work with very little tweaking. Here's what you need to do to get X running in debian with a powermac that has an adb mouse/keyboard: Even with your suggestions I couldn't get the XFree3 fbdev server to recogniz

Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-21 Thread Will Dukes
HA! I underestimated the powerful effects of my boredom and the very helpful advice of people on this list!!! In other words, I got the xserver to work with very little tweaking. Here's what you need to do to get X running in debian with a powermac that has an adb mouse/keyboard: 1. Install the

Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-21 Thread Michael Schmitz
> It seems that some of the 2.2 kernels out there have a new input > system backported from 2.4, which requires new devices to be made.. Can only be BenH's new test kernels, and the last I rsynced had adbmouse working independently of inputdev. > I'd give you a link to the explanation about it

Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-21 Thread Michel Dänzer
Kevin Puetz wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > My current mouse settings are 'Protocol "BusMouse"' 'Device "/dev/ > > adbmouse"' which are the settings I gave gpm during its installation. > > If anyone has had any success with getting adb mouses to work in X or > > can think of something that

Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-20 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 09:04:16PM -0400, Tim Quinlan wrote: > linuxppc.org is working for me, maybe it is fixed now. no its still broken, occasionally going to linuxppc.org instead of www.linuxppc.org will get you the test site (the redesign). -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-20 Thread Tim Quinlan
linuxppc.org is working for me, maybe it is fixed now. > On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 04:27:24PM -0600, unit3 wrote: > > > > It seems that some of the 2.2 kernels out there have a new input > > system backported from 2.4, which requires new devices to be made.. > > I'd give you a link to the explanatio

Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-20 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 04:27:24PM -0600, unit3 wrote: > > It seems that some of the 2.2 kernels out there have a new input > system backported from 2.4, which requires new devices to be made.. > I'd give you a link to the explanation about it, but my dns seems to > be incorrectly pointing linu

Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-20 Thread unit3
At 11:14 AM -0500 8/19/2000, Will Dukes wrote: I'm running Debian on a G3 powermac all-in-one with an adbmouse. The mouse works fine in gpm, but when I use X, it freezes. Heh, I've been struggling with this problem for the past week, so let's pool our knowledge.. First thing to find out (whi

Re: getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-20 Thread Kevin Puetz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > My current mouse settings are 'Protocol "BusMouse"' 'Device "/dev/ > adbmouse"' which are the settings I gave gpm during its installation. > If anyone has had any success with getting adb mouses to work in X or > can think of something that would help, I'd very much appre

getting an adb mouse working with xserver-fbdev

2000-08-19 Thread Will Dukes
I'm running Debian on a G3 powermac all-in-one with an adbmouse. The mouse works fine in gpm, but when I use X, it freezes. More specifically, if I run X without a window manager or any applications, the cursor will move some, but it sticks. When I use only rxvt, the cursor sticks much wor