Re: GPM + X

[Sean Quinlan <smq@gmx.co.uk>]

--- alephtnull@gmx.net <alephtnull@gmx.net> (2001-09-27 19:20):
> installing gpm pointing to psaux and editing XF86config file to point to
> gpmdata does make the mouse work in console (great!) and X (useless) since I
> can't even control the mouse pointer/buttons (moves to fast and does strange
> things..) 

Run gpmconfig and change the device to /dev/psaux and the repeat type to
raw (very important, since it just echoes all its input).  Change
XF86Config to use /dev/gpmdata (which is just an echo of what
/dev/psaux gets), and all should be fine.

Cheers,
Sean

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Sean Quinlan (smq@gmx.co.uk)