Another X Question
Okay, I installed potato on my old Dell XPi 133ST laptop.
Everything seems to be fine now, except the mouse in X. In
the /dev directory /dev/mouse is linked to gpmdata. I
assume this was done by the gpm install. With this setting
the builtin optical trackball sorta' works on the console.
However, the cursor never moves in X. So, I plugged in an
external Intellimouse, when I try to move it in X the cursor
jumps to either the bottom or top of the screen and stays
there.
In my XF86Config I have the IMPS/2 protocol specified and have
tried /dev/mouse /dev/psaux and /dev/ttyS0 as the devices. I
know that /dev/psaux isn't linked to anything. This XF86Config
file originally came from someone's website with the same laptop
and it worked okay under slink, except I could only get 640x480
@256 colors. I don't mind the color depth much if I could get
800x600, or is that just a wild fantasy?
A little more info about my system
Video Card = NeoMagic NM2070 # Yes it well and truly sucks :(
Xfree version = 3.3.6
Xserver = SVGA
If any further info is required let me know and I will happily
supply it.
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Charles H. Baker, Manager Student MicroComputer Labs
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