Re: Mouse support in X-Windows

["Paul Thompson" <wpthompson@telinco.co.uk>]

Thanks - that has worked.

Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Corbin <kjc4286@ksu.edu>
To: Paul Thompson <paul@wpt.telinco.co.uk>; Debian Userslist
<debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: 08 February 1999 23:14
Subject: Re: Mouse support in X-Windows


>Paul Thompson wrote:
>>
>> I have just installed X-Windows on my Dell P2 PC with a Microsoft
>> IntelliMouse.
>>
>> However X-Windows complains:
>> "Warning: /dev/psaux unable to get status of mouse fd (Inappropriate
ioctl
>> for device)"
>>
>> and the mouse does not work properly - it appears to be stuck in a window
>> enlarge procedure and behaves irratically
>
>I had this problem too.  Just change the type in XFree86config(?) to
>PS/2 or rerun xf86config and choose PS/2 instead of Intellimouse.  I
>think the Intellimouse driver is not quite right for all Intellimice.
>
>Kelly
>
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