Re: Mouse Problems
> the mouse thing is usually gpm for me... to test this, go to console as
root and execute '/etc/init.d/gpm stop', usually fixes the mouse controlling
problem in x... for a permanent fix either uninstall gpm or move the
/etc/rc2.d/S??gpm link to a subdirectory called /etc/rc2.d/disabled/. there
is also a way to set gpm up to be used as a repeater, but i have never used
gpm much and didn't bother to figure it out...
>
> hope this works for you...
OK.. I know that gpm IS running, because when I was installing with
apt-get, it stopped for a second and asked for a couple of configuration
questions. I would actually like to have the best of both worlds (use the
mouse in console as well as in X), but I'll disable gpm if I have to. I'll
play with it later on, though... Dark Angel and Nova are both on right now,
and I LOVE PBS (USA)... :-)
BTW, I can't seem to find this info in any of my manuals or help books...
can I edit a config file in console mode? If so, what editor do I use? I
have Debian set up pretty much the default way, with bash as the shell. I
know that vi doesn't work (tried it, had to open another virtual console to
shutdown the computer). Is there a basic editor I can use, and what is (are)
the command(s)?
Thanks for all the help, guys... especially Nathan, Tony, Thomas, and
Vivek. It was all very informative, and useful!
MBN
>
> >I tried to run xf86config
> > several times, but no luck, and it keeps defaulting to a measly 640x480
> > screen which is small on my LCD, and makes things hard to see. What am I
> > doing wrong here? Windows sees it just fine...
> >
> > It is supposed to be a Logitech PS/2 compatible mouse, and I have a copy
of
> > another persons' XF86Config file, and I put the options in the same way
they
> > had it; PS/2, emu 3 buttons, /dev/mouse.
> >
> > I know I have been having lots of problems today, but I just want to get
> > this thing installed and get some work done... any help would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > MBN
> >
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