On 02 Dec 2000, Jeremiah H. Savage wrote: > When I was using a ps/2 mouse, I got the middle buttom to work by > changing the Device in the "Pointer" Section of /etc/X11/XF86Config from > Device > "/dev/psaux" <-- yours might have something else > to > Device > "/dev/gpmdata" > > Jeremiah > > Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > I have a 3-button mouse; Microsoft-compatible. It works as expected in > > the console but the middle button doesn't work in X. > > > > Also, I have to turn it off in the console when I'm in X, otherwise the > > pointer freezes. > > > > Any ideas about this? > > > > Anthony >
Yes, I used to have "/dev/gpmdata" as well at one time. I tried it again now and it does allow the mouse to work both in console and X. However, the middle button still doesn't work, but I've gone back to a 2-button genuine Microsoft mouse which can at least emulate 3 buttons (essential for xfig). -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.2 (Windows-free zone) Over 100 book reviews: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/bookreviews/ Skeptical essays: http://www.cix.co.uk/~acampbell/freethinker/ "Palo y tente tieso." (Spanish proverb) Free translation: "Holdfast is your only dog."
