Re: mouse problems in 'X'
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 kbrede@oz.lib.unomaha.edu wrote:
> I looked in the archives and couldn't find the answer to my question. It
> is probably there but I just can't get the search string right. Anyway
> I've just installed Potato. The mouse works with gpm. The mouse doesn't
> work using fvwm. If I move the mouse it flits around the perimiter of the
> screen but there is no control. I've listed it as /dev/mouse in
> XF86Config. /dev/mouse is a link to gpmdata. It'a a ps/2 mouse. I've
> edited XF86Config changing to /dev/psaux and changing the permissions to
> 777. What am I doing wrong?
Here's what works for me:
____________________/etc/gpm.conf (entire)___________________________
device=/dev/psaux
responsiveness=
repeat_type=raw
type=imps2
append=""
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____________________/etc/X11/XF86Config (excerpt)____________________
Section "Pointer"
Device "/dev/gpmdata"
Protocol "imps/2"
ZAxisMapping 4 5
Buttons 7
EndSection
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The "ZAxisMapping 4 5" & "Buttons 7" are to enable the mouse wheel.
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Jay Ford, Network Engineering Group, Information Technology Services
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
email: jay-ford@uiowa.edu, phone: 319-335-5555, fax: 319-335-5505
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