On Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 10:55:59AM -0400, Fraser Campbell wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 08:47:48AM -0500, Brian Servis wrote:
>
> > boot, 'Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.'
>
> Yes, I see this on bootup and the mouse does work with gpm so I think the
> problem is related to X only.
>
> > Protocol "MouseMan"
>
> Tried that and everything else I could find. Someone suggested I try
> MouseManPlusPS/2 but this had the same effect ... mouse jitters around the
> screen and ends in top left corner.
>
> As an experiment I plugged on a Microsoft PS/2 mouse and this does the same
> as
> the logitech ... left corner.
>
> > Device "/dev/psaux"
>
> Yes that's what I'm using. I have noticed one thing though. There is an
> error
> in X's startup messages:
>
> /dev/mouse Unable to get status of mouse fd (Inappropriate ioctl for device)
>
> I'm not sure why X is even looking for /dev/mouse since I tell it /dev/psaux
> so I removed /dev/mouse and linked it to /dev/psaux but still get the same
> error.
>
> I will for now just use a serial mouse ... must get back to work :-(
>
> Fraser
Try
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/psaux" (or /dev/mouse if you link it)
