I had the same problem. You've probably got xfree86 set your mouse as /dev/psaux , but you also have GPM installed. They sometimes conflict. Remove gpm and you should be OK
Wayne On Sunday 22 July 2001 12:36, Kurt Lieber wrote: > I just installed XFree86 4.0.3-4 on my Debian woody box and > am having some trouble with it. I can startx and everything > seems fine. However, if I move the mouse at all, the entire > screen freezes after a few (3?) seconds and I have to > ctrl-alt-backspace to quit the x session. > > I used xf86config to create my XF86Config-4 file and didn't > modify it directly at all. I double-checked my video card > settings (verified using SuperProbe) as well as my monitor > settings (ViewSonic GS790 -- pulled the specs straight from > ViewSonics' site) My mouse is set up as a plain vanilla PS2 > mouse using /dev/psaux, which I verified is correct using gpmconfig. > > I'm using KDE and Enlightenment as well. I read somewhere > that Enlightenment didn't play well with XFree86 4.x, but I'm > not sure if that's causing my problem or something else. > > Any suggestions? > > --kurt
