Re: mouse not working under X, while ok in gpm

2004-08-08 Thread Alexis Huxley
> ... > type=autops2 > ... The only difference I have here is the type is just 'ps2' and I have an a non-empty 'append'. These will both affect the 'input' side of gpm. So I think these differences are ok. > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver

Re: mouse not working under X, while ok in gpm

2004-08-08 Thread Kent West
Tong wrote: The mouse has been working fine until one power failure. My box had been continuously up for about 1 months before that. I have never changed the input device part of XF86Config-4. If gpm is not the one, then power-failure and some weird error of my FS might be. Hmm; this is info I h

Re: mouse not working under X, while ok in gpm

2004-08-08 Thread Tong
Continue on with my last post... No, as I doubt, it does not work. On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 12:03:40 -0500, Kent West wrote: > Assuming you have a PS/2 mouse with a scroll wheel, I'd suggest "imps2" > for the type in gpm.conf, and "ImPS/2" for the protocol in XF86Config-4. ps/2 has been working fine

Re: mouse not working under X, while ok in gpm

2004-08-08 Thread Tong
On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 12:03:40 -0500, Kent West wrote: >>Please note that there may not be any reasonable explanation for the >>freezing mouse under X, based on the fact that >> >>1. startx destroy gpm mouse >>2. uninstall gpm with purge while XF86Config-4 kept as original won't work >>either -- X

Re: mouse not working under X, while ok in gpm

2004-08-08 Thread Kent West
Tong wrote: # /etc/gpm.conf - configuration file for gpm(1) device=/dev/psaux responsiveness= repeat_type=ms3 type=autops2 append="" sample_rate= Assuming you have a PS/2 mouse with a scroll wheel, I'd suggest "imps2" for the type in gpm.conf, and "ImPS/2" for the protocol in XF86Config-4. If

Re: mouse not working under X, while ok in gpm

2004-08-08 Thread Tong
Thanks Kent and Alexis for the reply, here are all the info that you required... On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 22:06:26 -0500, Kent West wrote: > Tong wrote: > > >>>Step two - configure gpm. >>>[...] >> >>As stated in my OP, my console mouse works fine. >> >> >>>Step three - Configure X to read from /

Re: mouse not working under X, while ok in gpm

2004-08-08 Thread Alexis Huxley
> As stated in my OP, my console mouse works fine. > >> Step three - Configure X to read from /dev/gpmdata. >> [...] > > So I googled/read/did. But as I said, it didn't work -- in fact after > startx, my console mouse is destroyed (there is an extremely long delay > when starting X). So if gpm i

Re: mouse not working under X, while ok in gpm

2004-08-07 Thread Kent West
Tong wrote: Thanks, Kent, this is by far the most comprehensive respond I ever received! Actually, you won't need to explain this much, If you have read my OP. :-) On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 19:35:27 -0500, Kent West wrote: Step two - configure gpm. [...] As stated in my OP, my console mouse work

mouse not working under X, while ok in gpm

2004-08-07 Thread Tong
Thanks, Kent, this is by far the most comprehensive respond I ever received! Actually, you won't need to explain this much, If you have read my OP. :-) On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 19:35:27 -0500, Kent West wrote: >>From the googling result, it seems that the problem >>only occurs in Debian. > >>Removing