Re: Ann: gpm-X guide

2004-03-24 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 06:53:07AM +, Peter Samuelson wrote: | | [Derrick 'dman' Hudson] | > http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/ | | One comment. Using repeat_type=raw is the *wrong* thing to do. [snip correction] Peter, Thank you for correcting a couple misu

Re: Ann: gpm-X guide

2004-03-05 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Derrick 'dman' Hudson] > http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/ One comment. Using repeat_type=raw is the *wrong* thing to do. Yes, it works in some cases, but not all cases. The officially recommended solution: tell gpm to export repeat_type=ms3, and tell X to us

Re: Ann: gpm-X guide

2004-03-02 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
how to do it successfully. Enjoy. | >> | >>http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/ | The only problem I have had is not setting the repeat_type=raw, I'm glad it was a help. | I let gpmconfig set the default settings using imps2 protocol. Then | setup X mouse settings to

Re: Ann: gpm-X guide

2004-03-02 Thread Rthoreau
Kent West wrote: >>Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: >>For those who have had trouble or will have trouble in the future >>getting gpm and X to cooperate, I have now published a short guide on >>how to do it successfully. Enjoy. >> >>ht

Re: Ann: gpm-X guide

2004-03-02 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
> | >http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/ | > | > | > | >Kernel 2.6 extends this device node to include the PS/2 mouse as well. | >This means that if you are using a 2.6 kernel you don't need to use | >the gpm-as-repeater technique outlined above. Simply tell

RE: gpm-X guide

2004-03-01 Thread Jean-Sébastien Guay
> For those who have had trouble or will have trouble in the future > getting gpm and X to cooperate, I have now published a short guide on > how to do it successfully. Enjoy. > > http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/ Nice stuff, short and straight to the point. K

RE: gpm-X guide

2004-03-01 Thread Jean-Sébastien Guay
> For those who have had trouble or will have trouble in the future > getting gpm and X to cooperate, I have now published a short guide on > how to do it successfully. Enjoy. > > http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/ Nice stuff, short and straight to the point. K

Re: Ann: gpm-X guide

2004-03-01 Thread Kent West
Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: For those who have had trouble or will have trouble in the future getting gpm and X to cooperate, I have now published a short guide on how to do it successfully. Enjoy. http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/ Kernel 2.6 extends this devi

Ann: gpm-X guide

2004-03-01 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
For those who have had trouble or will have trouble in the future getting gpm and X to cooperate, I have now published a short guide on how to do it successfully. Enjoy. http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/ -- If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the

Re: mouse - gpm, X

2004-02-25 Thread Richard Lyons
On Wednesday 25 February 2004 23:28, Kent West wrote: [...] > >I'm obviously being unusually thick here. man gpm tells me nothing about > >configuration. [...] > > "gpmconfig" should get you started. Thanks, Kent. So I was being thick :-( -- richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROT

Re: mouse - gpm, X

2004-02-25 Thread Kent West
Richard Lyons wrote: On Wednesday 25 February 2004 15:18, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: [...] Or spend 10 minutes now and be done with it. Really. Setting up gpm is very simple, and getting gpm and X to play together is equally as simple. The steps go like this (copied from earlier posts of m

Re: mouse - gpm, X (was: Re: sig dashes munged at master.d.o or Mutt issue?)

2004-02-25 Thread Richard Lyons
On Wednesday 25 February 2004 15:18, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: [...] > > Or spend 10 minutes now and be done with it. Really. Setting up gpm > is very simple, and getting gpm and X to play together is equally as > simple. The steps go like this (copied from earlier posts of mine to > this lis

mouse - gpm, X (was: Re: sig dashes munged at master.d.o or Mutt issue?)

2004-02-25 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 01:49:25PM +0100, Richard Lyons wrote: | On Tuesday 24 February 2004 11:58, Shot wrote: | > Richard Lyons: | > > You have mouse active in console? I haven't seen that | > > since I switched from RedHat. How do you achieve that? | > | > Through apt-get install gpm. There w

Re: tiny mouse howto update - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-10-08 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 01:39:23AM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 01:51:09AM +0200, Carel Fellinger wrote: .. > > IIRC I had problems with autops and some mice I have, be it a Logitech > > Mouse Man Wheel, or the simpler wheel version. > > It is "autops2". I checked source an

Re: tiny mouse howto update - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-10-08 Thread Osamu Aoki
Thanks for your review. It is a good one. ;-) On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 01:51:09AM +0200, Carel Fellinger wrote: > On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 06:03:58PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > 1. imps2 issue > > > > Is "imps2" really needed for woody gpm? Woody gpm default seems to > > have moved to "autops2"

Re: tiny mouse howto update - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-10-07 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 01:51:09AM +0200, Carel Fellinger wrote: > On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 06:03:58PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: ... > > 2. What do you think of Debian Reference description? > > > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ > > Chapter 3.3 Mouse configuration O, and wh

Re: tiny mouse howto update - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-10-07 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 06:03:58PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > Hi, > > I am going over ML for the next "Debian Reference" over the mouse > configuration. > > I found a thread with your names quite interesting. In order to refresh > all, I put all participants in TO list. Excuse me. > > I have

Re: tiny mouse howto update - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-10-07 Thread Dale Hair
On Sun, 2002-10-06 at 20:03, Osamu Aoki wrote: > Hi, > > I am going over ML for the next "Debian Reference" over the mouse > configuration. > > I found a thread with your names quite interesting. In order to refresh > all, I put all participants in TO list. Excuse me. > > I have 3 questions:

Re: tiny mouse howto update - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-10-07 Thread agno
I seem to recall something about autops2 not really working correctly. I'd be inclined to remove bits that refer to autops2. Also, in the docs, it has ps2auto, but gpm -t help lists autops2. On the same lines as the ps2auto, it has "(Woody)" in parens--I'd probably move that to a comment on the

tiny mouse howto update - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-10-06 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, I am going over ML for the next "Debian Reference" over the mouse configuration. I found a thread with your names quite interesting. In order to refresh all, I put all participants in TO list. Excuse me. I have 3 questions: 1. imps2 issue Is "imps2" really needed for woody gpm? Woody g

Re: tiny mouse howto - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-03-21 Thread timothy bauscher
Carel, thank you for your suggestions. The wheel is working beautifully now. > > Well, i reinstalled gpm and install imwheel, > > because someone mentioned gpm might require > > imwheel??? My mouse still works, but not the > > No imwheel needed! Okay. > > A snip of my XF86Config-4 file: > > > >

Re: tiny mouse howto - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-03-21 Thread Carel Fellinger
On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 09:03:34PM -0500, timothy bauscher wrote: ... > Well, i reinstalled gpm and install imwheel, > because someone mentioned gpm might require > imwheel??? My mouse still works, but not the No imwheel needed! ... > A snip of my XF86Config-4 file: > > Identifier "Mouse1" > D

Re: tiny mouse howto - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-03-20 Thread Steffen Evers
On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 21:03, timothy bauscher wrote: > Well, i reinstalled gpm and install imwheel, > because someone mentioned gpm might require > imwheel??? My mouse still works, but not the > wheel. gpm does NOT require imwheel, but XFree86 might need it. > A snip of my XF86Config-4 file: >

Re: tiny mouse howto - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-03-20 Thread timothy bauscher
> These are my settings using a Logitech trackball. I believe most > standard mice will work with these. If you have a three button mouse > leave out Emulate3Buttons option. GPM must start before X does. > > gpm.conf > > device=/dev/psaux > responsiveness= > repeat_type=raw > type=PS/2 > append="

Re: tiny mouse howto - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-03-20 Thread Dale Hair
On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 14:18, timothy bauscher wrote: > > I have just seen that some people have problems with the combination > > of > > gpm, XFree86 and the mouse wheel support for X11. > > > > It has taken a while until I found out what to do. > > > > I have a cordless Logitech wheel mouse and no

Re: tiny mouse howto - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-03-20 Thread Steffen Evers
On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 15:18, timothy bauscher wrote: > > gpm settings in /etc/gpm.conf: > > device=/dev/psaux > > responsiveness= > > repeat_type=raw > > type=imps2 > > append="" > > I just installed gpm after reading your setup. > My PS/2 mouse instantly left the screen, and > X would make a be

Re: tiny mouse howto - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-03-20 Thread Andrew Agno
timothy bauscher writes: > I just installed gpm after reading your setup. > My PS/2 mouse instantly left the screen, and > X would make a beep sound whenever i moved > the mouse. My settings were: > > device: /dev/psaux > type: autops2 > repeat type: m83 > > Those were the defaults prov

Re: tiny mouse howto - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-03-20 Thread timothy bauscher
> I have just seen that some people have problems with the combination > of > gpm, XFree86 and the mouse wheel support for X11. > > It has taken a while until I found out what to do. > > I have a cordless Logitech wheel mouse and now all works. > > gpm settings in /etc/gpm.conf: > device=/dev/psau

tiny mouse howto - console gpm, X and mouse wheel

2002-03-20 Thread Steffen Evers
Hi there, I have just seen that some people have problems with the combination of gpm, XFree86 and the mouse wheel support for X11. It has taken a while until I found out what to do. I have a cordless Logitech wheel mouse and now all works. gpm settings in /etc/gpm.conf: device=/dev/psaux resp

Re: Scrollwheel mouse/gpm/X ?

2001-12-20 Thread dman
On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 09:43:33AM -0500, Stan Brown wrote: | I just got my first mouse with a scrollwheel. | | I'm runing woody with XFree864, and have gpm runing reflecting the mouse | into X using /dev/gpmdata. | | How can I enable the scrollwhell? For both gpm and X if possible. GPM config :

Scrollwheel mouse/gpm/X ?

2001-12-20 Thread Stan Brown
I just got my first mouse with a scrollwheel. I'm runing woody with XFree864, and have gpm runing reflecting the mouse into X using /dev/gpmdata. How can I enable the scrollwhell? For both gpm and X if possible. -- Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]843-745-315

Re: GPM + X

2001-09-27 Thread dman
On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 08:09:40PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | yes, | | installing gpm pointing to psaux and editing XF86config file to point to | gpmdata does make the mouse work in console (great!) and X (useless) since I | can't even control the mouse pointer/buttons (moves to fast and do

Re: GPM + X

2001-09-27 Thread Sean Quinlan
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2001-09-27 19:20): > installing gpm pointing to psaux and editing XF86config file to point to > gpmdata does make the mouse work in console (great!) and X (useless) since I > can't even control the mouse pointer/buttons (moves to fast and does strange > th

Re: GPM + X

2001-09-27 Thread alephtnull
yes, installing gpm pointing to psaux and editing XF86config file to point to gpmdata does make the mouse work in console (great!) and X (useless) since I can't even control the mouse pointer/buttons (moves to fast and does strange things..) editing gpmconfig doesn't help since I don't know what

Re: GPM + X

2001-09-23 Thread Johnny Ernst Nielsen
> Whenever I apt-get gpm I loose control of X. Anyone no how to get gpm + > X to play nice? Good sir dman once wrote: "That is caused by two apps (gpm and X) trying to access the hardware directly. When using gpm, gpm should access the hardware and X should access /dev/gpmdata, a

GPM + X

2001-09-23 Thread Nate Custer
Hey all, Whenever I apt-get gpm I loose control of X. Anyone no how to get gpm + X to play nice? --Nate

RE: RE: Intellimouse + gpm + X

2000-09-28 Thread Jérôme Lacoste
I mean dpkg --purge gpmdata and reconfigure X86 > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 5:27 PM > To: Jérôme Lacoste > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: RE: Intellimouse + gpm + X >

Re: Intellimouse + gpm + X

2000-09-28 Thread somogyi lorand
Hi, there is an imwheel packet... install it, and read the docu... This should do. Bye, Lori. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a MS Intellimouse that I have working with gpm and X just fine, > however I have not been able to get the scrolling ball to work. > Depressing it works as the third but

Re: RE: Intellimouse + gpm + X

2000-09-28 Thread robhr
D]> Date: Thursday, September 28, 2000 9:34 am Subject: RE: Intellimouse + gpm + X > I've made it work on a machine by removing the gpmdata... > But I still get strange behavior: If I am on the console mode and > switchback t X, sometimes the mouse is stuck and I have to press on > th

RE: Intellimouse + gpm + X

2000-09-28 Thread Jérôme Lacoste
ea on how to fix this problem. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 4:15 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Intellimouse + gpm + X > > > I have a MS Intellimouse that I have wor

Intellimouse + gpm + X

2000-09-28 Thread robhr
I have a MS Intellimouse that I have working with gpm and X just fine, however I have not been able to get the scrolling ball to work. Depressing it works as the third button, however. I have looked at the scolling mouse howto on my machine and online, but I haven't found anything that will get i

Re: gpm, X-Windows, MS Serial mouse

1997-03-24 Thread Curtis L. Daugaard
My thanks to several of you who responded to my post. You all corrected my mistake of thinking I could not specify the (preferred) /dev/ttySx in both gpm and the X-server. After correcting the config and rebooting I'm able to start and restart X without killing gpm. Regards, -- C.L. Daugaard

Re: gpm, X-Windows, MS Serial mouse

1997-03-23 Thread Syrus Nemat-Nasser
On Sun, 23 Mar 1997, Curtis L. Daugaard wrote: > Before I changed to Debian, I could swear that under Slackware I was > able to use my MS serial mouse in X-Windows without first killing gpm. > No more. X refuses to start, complaining "device in use." > > I've tried everything I can think of bas

gpm, X-Windows, MS Serial mouse

1997-03-23 Thread Curtis L. Daugaard
Before I changed to Debian, I could swear that under Slackware I was able to use my MS serial mouse in X-Windows without first killing gpm. No more. X refuses to start, complaining "device in use." I've tried everything I can think of based on the documentation for gpm, including invoking the -M