Ok I have tried recompiling kernels 2.2.13 from kernel.org which was working well. Also 2.2.17 from kernel.org; 2.2.18pre21 from Debian; 2.2.18 from kernel.org. I also tried upgrading gpm to the woody version. I completely reinstalled Debian on 2 clean reformatted disks. The result is the same on all of them. The mouse works fine in X with gdm and enlightenment & gnome on all of these setups. All of the X apps seems to work fine. The mouse does not work in the standard console screen. It will not do anything except highlight stuff. No point or click registers any action. Previous to the new installation the mouse worked fine. It is the same mouse that I have used for 2 years, a simple 2 button ps2 by mitsumi. It works fine in windows on the same hardware. i also tried a 3 button ps2 scroll mouse with the same exact result. The mouse also does not work properly in any x-terminal window. It does not work with mc either in the console. My gpm.conf is below.
device=/dev/psaux responsiveness= repeat_type=raw type=ps2 append="" Any suggestions please.... Could the settings in console-tools be causing this? I did make some changes there to get rid of a problem with my keyboard number pad beeping and not working during the x-window login procedure. john
