Re: X server and PS/2 mouse problem
If im the console the mouse works, you can try to youse the /dev/gpmdata.
It works fine on my boxes. Look in your XFconfig file which device your X
Server uses.
Of course the GPM demon must be running.
greets matthias
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 05:10:13PM +0000, Simon Lang wrote:
> I am faced with a conundrum.
>
> I am running a new inst of Debian and have discovered my mouse will not work
> properly. The main problem with the mous is the fact that the pointer does
> not show up on the screen properly. The pointer is limited to a space of
> 1/4cm strip along the botton of the screen and responds erratically to any
> movement of the mouse. The buttons on the mouse do work however (if you can
> manage to click on anything).
>
> I have used the mouse succesfully on redhat 7.0 on the same box and win98
> also has no problems but no matter what i do on debian it refuses to give me
> a break. The PS/2 mouse is a standard generic brand with two buttons and
> nothing else. I have tried using the mouse on different window viewer
> thingys like gonme, blackbox and fwm all with the same results.
>
> I have tried disabling gpm and using different settings on gpm short of
> using a different mouse, the mouse does however word on the console using
> gpm alone with no adverse affects but one the server is started goe bung
> again butafter leaving X the mouse still continues to work on the console
> ?!? I've searched the mans, infos and HOWTOs with no results. I've also
> tried installing only enough packages to run the server and mouse in case
> other packages are causing the interference. I'm fairly sure this is some
> kind of software problem as i mentioned before the mouse works on everything
> else but Debian.
>
> please help? i really want to use Debian and i've been stuck on this for the
> last couple of days and any help is good help
> Simon
>
> ps. i've been using Debian 2.2r2 with X11_SVGA server
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