To quote Carel Fellinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 11:53:36AM -0600, John Foster wrote: # > I am trying to isolate a problem with my ps2 mouse. The pointer function # > does not work in console or xterm. It will cut and paste OK. I have # > checked all of the various configurations and read all of the related # > docs. I have determined that the problem did not exist prior to # > reinstalling my systems from scratch using the current stable debian # > 2.2r2. I have not noticed the /dev/gpmdata prior to this install. I have # > alwasy used /dev/psaux for both XF86Setup and for gpmconfig. The docs # > say to use /dev/gpmdata for XF86Setup and /dev/mouse or /dev/psaux for # > gpmconfig. I am certain that the hardware is OK. I want to try an older # # As explained recently in an other thread you can't share a ps/2 mouse # between processes (gpm and X), but if you feel lucky you might try # removing the line "repeat_type=" from /etc/gpm.con. The better option # is to use "/dev/mouse" in XF86Setup and have "repeat_type=raw" in # /etc/gpm.conf and to top this off make sure that /dev/mouse is linked # to /dev/psaux. (look to my prior posts this week for more)
I think he means that /dev/mouse should be linked to /dev/gpmdata . Dave
