[Fwd: Mouse not working in X]
Vitux wrote:
>
> Richard Ingram wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using the out of the box VALinix/SGI/Gnu Debian at work, I installed X
> > and it will not work with the logitech mouse, you have to play with gpm and
> > X and get the right combination, I installed it at home about 3mnths ago and
> > got my Logitech trackball working OK. Trouble is I have forgoten what it was
> > I did and I need to know, I would boot up my machine at home but I have
> > since changed my graphics card and need to reinstall Debian as it auto boots
>
> HEY! no need to reinstall! When you say you auto-boot into X,
> you probably mean you are using xdm, in which case it's no big
> deal: when you've booted, just change to a different vt (e.g.
> ctrl-alt-F1), log in as root, run XF86Config and change your
> settings. For these to take effect, change to (ctrl-alt-F7)
> and do a ctrl-alt-bckspc to restart the X server...
> HTH
> Vitux
>
> > into X. I'm sure I found the solution on the web somwhere but it seems to
> > have gone. Anyone know the correct solution, is it gpm -R and /dev/gpmdev in
> > X or somesuch ?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Richard.
> >
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