Re: PS/2 Mouse
On Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 08:31:24PM +0000, john gennard wrote:
> I've built a third box to experiment and learn - it's time I really
> Now whilst the mouse works with each of the three non-Debian distros,
> it does not with either Storm or Potato (I mean within X). I think
> I've traced the problem but have no idea how to eradicate it. On
> Potato /dev/mouse is linked to /dev/gpmdata. So it was on Storm until
> I altered that link to /dev/psaux which I assumed to be correct. The
> mouse works on neither. I'd not heard of gpm before - I've looked at
> man gpm but do not completely understand its relevance, is it not for
> console work?
Yes -- it allows you to cut-and-paste from the console.
A few relevant lines from my /etc/X11/XF86Config:
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "Intellimouse"
Device "/dev/gpmdata"
Resolution 100
Buttons 3
EndSection
(FWIW, the above was cut-and-pasted using gpm at the console.)
At first, I didn't really like the fact that Debian, by default, uses gpm
for its X mouse device. Since then, I've changed my mind; if something
gets screwed up with the mouse, I've always been able to run
"/etc/init.d/gpm restart" and fix the problem. I've no idea how one would
reset the mouse in X without exiting and restarting.
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