RE: silly mouse question
I have to say that using the gpm autodetect never worked for me.
Just type in the mouse type and info yourself Just use /dev/psaux for the
mouse type.
I never used XF86Setup. Didn't like it. I prefer xf86config, much better!
Try that and use the same driver for the mouse.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Stenner [SMTP:mstenner@phy.duke.edu]
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 10:11 AM
> To: Debian User Mailing List
> Subject: silly mouse question
>
> At least I hope it's silly
>
> Installing 2.1_r0 and I have a PS/2 mouse (says so on the mouse) plugged
> onto the PS/2 port on the box. Problem is, neither gpm nor X seem to be
> happy with it (i.e. see it at all)
>
> gpm's "autodetect" promptly rules out ALL possibilities claiming they
> have a different "read() semantic" and XF86Setup lets my try any
> combination I want... just that none of them work :)
>
> any clever ideas about what to try next? The only idea I have is to try
> lots of combinations of things and hope that one works. If anyone has
> any more systematic ideas, I'd be happy to hear them.
>
> -Michael
>
> Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513
> Duke University, Dept. of Physics mstenner@phy.duke.edu
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