On Sun 25 Feb 01, 10:18 PM, Carel Fellinger said: > On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 09:47:36PM +0100, Pierfrancesco Caci wrote: > ... > > I have several computers at home and at work with ps/2 mouse and > > never, never have had any problem at all with both gpm and X reading > > directly from the /dev/psaux port. The only time when it didn't work, > > was when someone put protocol translation and mouse repeating by > > default in the gpm.conf file, and that puzzled me quite a bit before I > > realized which was the cause of the problem. > > But maybe I was just locky with the hardware combinations I use. > > Seems to have to do with the mouse too. I used to have a simple ps/2 > only mouse, seemed to work. But with me new wheel mouse, troubles. > I think it might have to do with mouse initialisation, and the mouse > itself switching to a different protocol if it isn't addressed as it > wants to be addressed. So as ever, YMMV. i agree completely. on my system, X and gpm both use /dev/psaux. i use a logitech wheelie mouse. on my girlfriend's (nearly same) system, X and gpm tried to both use /dev/psaux and it caused conflict. both are woody. she uses a microsoft wheelie mouse. i'm almost SURE it has to do with the mouse brand. pete
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