sorry for the blank first message, hit ctrl-x instead of c...
here is what is in my gpm.conf, and XF86Config, my mouse works fine under
X and in console at the same time
gpm.conf:
device=/dev/psaux
responsiveness=
repeat_type=raw
type=ps2
append=""
XF86Config:
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/gpmdata"
EndSection
-casey
On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Kent West wrote:
> hammack wrote:
>
> > Problem: I cannot get a cursor in X with my PS/2 generic mouse. I do
> > get a cursor in the Text mode and can cut and paste between VC's. In
> > X I can click in the window and get menus to pop up and occasionally I
> > will lite up a button all in the blind. Below are the two
> > configurations that work.
> >
> >
> >
> > XF86Config:
> >
> > Protocol "PS/2"
> >
> > Device "/dev/gpmdata"
> >
> > or
> >
> > Protocol "PS/2"
> >
> > Device "/dev/mouse"
> >
> > and gpm.conf was
> >
> > Device /dev/psaux
> >
> > type ps2
> >
> >
> >
> > Now, how do I get the cursor working in X???
> >
> > Again thanks for the help.
> >
> > John [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> I ran into this problem just yesterday on a newly installed Woody box.
> In /etc/X11/XF86Config, the line "dev/gpmdata" is *supposed* to work,
> but my symptoms were just like what you're describing. I finally gave up
> on trying to do it the right way, and set my XF86Config file to use
> /dev/psaux. From past experience, and from what I've read, this should
> cause a conflict with gpm, yet it didn't. In fact, everything started
> working just like it's supposed to.
>
> Kent
>
>
>
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