Re: IMWheel help
Your "-R raw" is likely getting destroyed by repeat_type=imps2
Here's mine:
gpm configuration:
device=/dev/psaux
responsiveness=
repeat_type=raw
type=imps2
append=""
And your pointer selection doesn't need a baud rate set. No idea
if that will cause trouble or not.
Luck.
On Tue, Oct 24, 2000 at 07:38:39PM -0500, Rob Rati wrote:
> I tried this but couldn't get it to work. I may have it setup
> incorrectly though. Here's my gpm.conf:
>
> device=/dev/psaux
> responsiveness=
> repeat_type=imps2
> type=imps2
> append="-R raw -l \"a-zA-Z0-9_.:~/\300-\326\330-\366\370-\377\""
>
> and my XF86Config file:
>
> Section "Pointer"
> Protocol "IMPS/2"
> Device "/dev/gpmdata"
> BaudRate 1200
> Resolution 100
> Buttons 3
> ZAxisMapping 4 5
> EndSection
>
> When I use this, I can't use the mouse. The mouse will move oddly and
> is basically unusable. I'm sure you know what i mean since it's the
> same response whenever the mouse protocol is incorrect. Is there
> something I'm doing incorrectly?
>
> Rob
>
> Snowfox wrote:
> >
> > I use:
> >
> > gpm:
> > mouse type imps2 coming off /dev/psaux, repeat type "raw"
> >
> > x windows:
> > mouse type imps2 coming off /dev/gpm
> >
> > I never have to restart gpm. The only time I have a problem is when
> > interrupts are missed for unrelated reasons; that sends the mouse
> > driver into a funny mode, from which you can recover by rolling the
> > mouse wheel back and forth a couple times.
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 09:49:54AM -0700, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> > > I realize that the mouse won't work in both gpm and X (without the
> > > repeat function) in many cases, but it does for me so I haven't really
> > > questioned it (!) /dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/psaux, of course.
> > >
> > > I have a problem with gpm occasionally not working correctly, but
> > > '/etc/init.d/gpm restart' always fixes that.
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 10:44:14AM -0500, robhr@core.com wrote:
> > > > I notice in your config that you don't have gpm being used as a repeater
> > > > device (I.E. the -R option). That won't work will it? I've always had
> > > > to make gpm repeat and have X use /dev/gpmdata in order to make gpm and
> > > > X work correctly with the mouse. How can you get gpm and X to both work
> > > > without that option? Is your /dev/mouse a symlink to /dev/psaux as I am
> > > > assuming?
> > > >
> > > > I was able to get the scrolling wheel to work if I disabled gpm and used
> > > > the IMPS/2 protocol in the X config file (along with the ZAxisMapping),
> > > > but I couldn't get it to work with /dev/gpmdata and MouseSystems
> > > > protocol, which are the two I've always had to use to get X and gpm to
> > > > play nice. Is there another way?
> > > >
> > > > Rob
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net>
> > > > Date: Saturday, October 21, 2000 12:30 pm
> > > > Subject: Re: IMWheel help
> > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 10:21:22AM -0500, robhr@core.com wrote:
> > > > > > I'm trying to get m MS wheel mouse to work in X, but am having no
> > > > > luck.
> > > > > > I've gotten everything working but the wheel, and I'm tried
> > > > > installing> imwheel and reading the docs, but the wheel still
> > > > > doesn't work. I'm
> > > > > > using the mouse in X via gpm (/dev/gpmdata), and nothing I have
> > > > > tried> has worked. I've looked at the scrolling wheel help page,
> > > > > but it didn't
> > > > > > help either. According to the imwheel homepage, imwheel is
> > > > > supposed to
> > > > > > come with a special version of gpm, but that doesn't seem to be
> > > > > the case
> > > > > > with the Debian package. Can anyone help my get the wheel
> > > > > working? Do
> > > > > > I need that special version of gpm? Any help would be appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > The following works for me:
> > > > >
> > > > > In /etc/X11/XF86Config (/dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/psaux):
> > > > >
> > > > > Section "Pointer"
> > > > > Protocol "IMPS/2"
> > > > > Device "/dev/mouse"
> > > > > ZAxisMapping 4 5
> > > > > Buttons 7
> > > > >
> > > > > In /etc/gpm.conf:
> > > > >
> > > > > device=/dev/psaux
> > > > > responsiveness=25
> > > > > type=imps2
> > > > > append="-l \"a-zA-Z0-9_.:~/\300-\326\330-\366\370-\377\""
> > > > > repeat_type=
> > > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bob Nielsen, N7XY nielsen@oz.net
> > > Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen
> > >
> > >
> > >
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