RE: Mouse Doesn't Work with X
I had this same thing happening to me. The problem seems to be some
kind of conflict with gpm (the terminal mouse package). I found that
if I turned stopped gpm my mouse worked fine in X.
To stop gpm I switch to a virtual consol via Ctrl^ Alt^ F1, logged in
and issued the comand killall gpm.
Not a great solution, I suppose if you don't need gpm package,
uninstalling it would also resolve the problem.
Gabe Lamarche
gblamarche@yahoo.com
PETER WROTE:
Greetings all,
I just installed my first copy of Linux.
Problem:
X starts fine. I can use ALT key combinations to get a pop up menu
and
select menu items. However, I can't use my mouse. That is, neither
clicking nor moving the mouse has any effect.
What I did:
I confirmed that my mouse is, in fact, PS/2.
I confirmed that my mouse is connected to the correct port.
I boot Linux.
I login-ed as root.
I ran 'xf86config' and selected 'PS/2' as my mouse.
I started X.
Mouse doesn't work. :-(
What I checked:
A coworker helping me checked the boot log with 'dmesg'. We found a
line
that says "Detected PS/2 Mouse Port". Sound like good news...
We checked to see if the XF86Config file was written write. Sure
enough,
the mouse is PS/2. This looks good too...
My plea:
I don't know what the heck is going on here. What could be wrong? Can
someone please help?
If I've commited any Netiquette rudeness or some such, I apologize in
advance. I'm new to this! :-) I think I've described the problem in
sufficient detail; however, if I've left some important information
out,
then please tell me. I'll be more than happy to respond.
Thanks,
Peter
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