Re: Erratic mouse in Debian Potota install
Before starting X:
# /etc/init.d/gpm stop
PM, 22
On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 11:33:02PM -0700, Elaine Tsiang wrote:
> The machine is Dell stock, which came with RedHat 6.2 pre-installed. It has
> been running well for > 2 years. I decided to try Debian on it.
>
> The installation completed with an apparent successful XFree86 configuration.
> Upon reboot, X starts up fine, and the Debian splash screen is displayed with
> some initial icons. But the mouse cursor freezes, appears and disappears,
> moves irratically, and mouse clicks have random delayed effects. Needless to
> say, it is not usable.
>
> The mouse is PS/2. I have the standard "Pointer" section:
>
> Protocal "PS/2"
> Device "/dev/psaux"
>
> I am running twm, xdm and gnome.
>
> I have re-run XF86Setup many times, each time, the mouse works fine within
> XF86Setup. So maybe it's a problem with twm, etc.?
>
> Very late on a Friday, would appreciate some hint. Otherwise I'll have to
> abandon Debian, and go to RedHat 7.2, which is running fine on another
> machine with a PS/2.
>
> Elaine
>
>
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