Re: gpm and X and mouse (fwd)
I have had 3 or 4 computers, and many different pointing devices.
All have worked fine this way. Mostly Logitech mice, but others
also.
Chris Majewski <majewski@cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
: It's been three computers and four mice already, and I've never
: had this working, so I'm curious if anyone has got it to work and
: under what circumstances, so that maybe the next time I spend money
: I can make duplication of these circumstances a consideration.
: -chris
: ---------- Forwarded message ----------
: Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 14:22:48 -0600
: From: Ray Percival <squadboy@mail.sisna.com>
: To: "Debian user list (undigested)" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>,
: Krzys Majewski <majewski@cs.ubc.ca>
: Subject: Re: gpm and X and mouse
: I am having the same problem with the mouse pointer in X. I'll have to try this when I get home sounds like a bug to me.
: ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
: From: Krzys Majewski <majewski@cs.ubc.ca>
: Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 13:19:51 -0700 (PDT)
:>I've tried to tell X to use the fifo /dev/gpmdata as its
:>pointing device but it doesn't work. The mouse behaves fine
:>under gpm (even cut&paste works) but is unuseable under X. The
:>mouse cursor does move when I move the mouse, but in
:>completely erratic and unpredictable ways. The only way I've
:>got the mouse to work under X is to not use the gpm fifo, and
:>to stop gpm before starting X. My mouse is a Logitech 3-button
:>PS/2 type. -chris
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