On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, sena wrote:
> I heard that Walter Tautz wrote this on 03/11/00: > > > XF86Config has > > Protocol "ps/2" > > Device "/dev/mouse" > > > > > > where /dev/mouse is a softlink to /dev/gpmdata > > > I have a Microsoft (yeah, I know) Intellimouse (the ones with the wheel) > connected to my PS/2 port... Well, first thing, I have to use the "IMPS/2" > protocol in X instead of "PS/2"... But I don't know if your mouse uses one > or another... > > The most important thing I had to do to make my mouse work was to change the > Device line to "/dev/psaux" instead of "/dev/mouse" (that points to > /dev/gpmdata) and disable gpm every time I want to use X. It sucks, but it's > the only way... At least for my mouse.. :) > > Regards, sena... Yeah. that works for me too. I suppose when I type startx I'll have to create an alias like startx /etc/init.d/gpm stop; /path of real startx script .... or one could create a cover script that stops gpm at the beginning and the end starts it up... alas when one goes to a virtual console there ain't any gpm runnin... yeah it is kind of sucks.. -walter ps. as an aside this was a three button mouse...no wheel... Anyone know why it seems to be necessary to kill gpm....
