Re: Still No Cursor in X
On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 08:41:16PM -0800, hammack wrote:
> Problem: I cannot get a cursor in X with my PS/2 generic mouse. I do get a cursor in the Text mode and can cut and paste between VC's. In X I can click in the window and get menus to pop up and occasionally I will lite up a button all in the blind. Below are the two configurations that work.
>
> XF86Config:
> Protocol "PS/2"
> Device "/dev/gpmdata"
> or
> Protocol "PS/2"
> Device "/dev/mouse"
> and gpm.conf was
> Device /dev/psaux
> type ps2
>
> Now, how do I get the cursor working in X???
> Again thanks for the help.
> John Hammack@ridgenet.net
Many people are having problems with their mouse when running X and at
the same time the console mouse server "gpm." You can check the
archives for info on this. Personally I just shut down gpm with -
# /etc/init.d/gpm stop
Then my mouse works fine in X. I did have my mouse working in
both environments at one time. I think I had the configuration in
XF86Config the same as the top one in the snip you posted. The trouble
was in the bargain I lost my scroll "button." For the time being I just
have aliases for starting and stopping gpm and use those when I switch
environments.
hth,
kent
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