Re: Very slim Desktop Manager
Op 23 Nov 2008 23:23:20 GMT, Howard Eisenberger wrote:
> On 2008-11-18, s. keeling <keeling@nucleus.com> wrote:
>
> > Not to mention, gpm config is a black art. I have no clue how to
> > gpm my mouse, and haven't for years. I knew how long ago, but gpm
> > is not easy these days. What protocol does a three button, serial,
> > logitech mouse use? None of what I've tried work. M/N:M-M35?
>
> I have a few new Logitech three button, PS/2, M/N:M-S35 and I couldn't
> get them to work either. In the pile of el-cheapo PS/2 and serial
> mice I have here, they are the only ones that don't work "out of the
> box".
An M/N:M-S35 Logitech three button PS/2 mouse is exactly what I have,
and gpm always worked fine, in Sarge, Etch, Lenny and Sid.
Following the directions at
www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-install.en.html#s-gpm
I have this in /etc/gpm.conf :
device=/dev/psaux
responsiveness=
repeat_type=none
type=autops2
append=''
sample_rate=
And the gpm daemon should be running.
The geek way to get it running is to study runlevels in the Debian
Reference, then rename files in /etc/rc[1-5].d/
AFAIR, files named K20gpm should be renamed to S20gpm here, at least
in /etc/rc2.d, runlevel 2 being the default runlevel in Debian.
But a more convenient way is to start sysv-rc-conf as root and check at
least runlevel 2 for gpm here.
My gpm line in sysv-rc-conf looks like this:
service 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 S
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gpm [ ] [X] [X] [X] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ]
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