* Eric Cheney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2001-08-30 19:30): > I loaded up X server and it connects and all that. If I start X with > gpm, I get a mouse, but it is very erratic and unacceptable. So, if > I remove gpm, and then restart X, the mouse works fine under X. Ok, > if I then reboot, there's no connection to the mouse without gpm; so after > reboot (after removing gpm), the mouse is dead under X. > > In the XF86Config-4 setup file I have the mouse on /dev/psaux. I checked, > and there is a link from /dev/psaux -> gpmdata. I'm using a ps/2 mouse.
Try running /usr/sbin/gpmconfig, setting the device to /dev/psaux and the repeat_type to raw. Then modify the mouse device in XF86Config-4 and change it to /dev/gpmdata. Hopefully now X and gpm should work in harmony (it does on my machine). If not, then it may be due to the /dev/psaux -> gpmdata symlink. On my machine, /dev/psaux is a device file, but gpmdata isn't: --([EMAIL PROTECTED])-(~)% ls -l /dev/gpmdata prw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 Aug 30 23:49 /dev/gpmdata You could try removing the symlink and then reinstalling gpm, which should recreate the /dev/gpmdata file. Cheers, Sean -- Sean Quinlan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
