This is just a shot in the dark, but do you happen to have your mouse set to /dev/gpmdata in you XF86Config? If so, trying setting it to /dev/psaux or /dev/mouse and see if the same behavior happens.
-Rob On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 04:55:42AM -0500, Christopher Mosley wrote: > > When starting linux if I do not roll mouse ball I do > not get a ps2 aux device. Then xwindows will crash when it > does not detect mouse - crash can be prevented by > rolling mouse ball when running startx . But alas mouse eventually > freezes in xwindows. This is a hardware problem - the mouse > was working fine. > > Any reason to believe the problem is the mouse > or is there a reason to believe the problem is the ps2 hardware? > Don't have adapter or another ps/2 mouse right now to test this. > > Thanks > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
