Re: Mouse not recognized (but RedHat works fine)
Subject: Mouse not recognized (but RedHat works fine)
Date: Sun, May 16, 1999 at 11:24:25AM -0400
In reply to:Stuart Ballard
Quoting Stuart Ballard(stuart@wuffies.net):
> I have a dual-boot RedHat 5.2 / Debian Slink system. The RedHat system
> has a symlink /dev/mouse -> /dev/cua1 and works fine with both gpm and
> X. However, gpmconfig and X both fail to recognize the mouse at all
> under Debian. I've tried both allowing gpmconfig to guess the device (it
> always guesses ttyS0, which is my modem) and specifying ttyS1 on the
> command line. Either way, it receives no packets at all. In X, the mouse
> doesn't move at all.
>
> The mouse is a logitech 3-button mouse, and I'm pretty sure the protocol
> should be "mman" in gpm (or MouseMan in X). I've also tried "ms" (and
> Microsoft in X) which is what the redhat system uses. Nothing gives me
> any mouse movement at all.
>
I have a 3 button Logitech Trackball that works in every dist I have
tried. Here is some info thet 'may' help.
ls /dev/mouse
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Jan 19 15:29 /dev/mouse -> ttyS1
less /etc/gpm.confless /etc/gpm.conf
device=/dev/ttyS1
type=mman
append="-a 3"
less /etc/X11/XF86Config
[snip]
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "Mouseman"
Device "/dev/mouse"
EndSection
[snip]
You don't mention which kernel you are using. The 2.2.x series has
changed the use of cua device names. From the kernel Changes file
" Also, please remember that cua* devices are now obsolete. Switch to
the corresponding ttyS* device instead (e.g., cua0 -> ttyS0, cua1 ->
ttyS1, etc.)."
Hope this Helps!
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