Re: mouse

[Jed Strauss <strauss@peakpeak.com>]

On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 06:55:52PM -0600, Ruth McCreery wrote:
> I have installed debian 2.1 on a Gateway PC-Plato MB, ps2 mouse, standard keyboard. I left the configurations just as the set-up recommended them (I've been using Slackware and was unfamiliar with Debian's protocols). I got all the way through the set-up including the Xwindows set up. The only problem is that the mouse won't move on the screen in response to the mouse on the pad. The XF86Config put a mouse at /dev/mouse-still no mouse action after setup-the mouse doesn't have a pointer, just an X on the screen. Is there something I can do? Have I missed configuring the mouse port? I'm really at a loss. This machine will run Slakware, Suse, Red Hat and Caldera, but i can't get a mouse to work on it. Thanks for your help.
> katzman299@netscape.com or burmcat@worldinter.net

If you are also running gpm (console mouse application), try commenting the line that says 'repeat_type=ms3" or such in the file /etc/gpm.conf. This file is parsed by the gpm startup script and sets the -R flag (see man page for gpm). On my installation (debian 2.2), this field was automatically set. It is really only needed when using a bus mouse to get gpm and X window to play together.