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Re: The quest for rodent power



On Tue, 05 Mar 2002 09:25:32 -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:

>Vineet Kumar <debian-user@virtual.doorstop.net> writes:
>
>> * Harry Putnam (reader@newsguy.com) [020305 00:29]:

>
>My current (non-working) gpm.conf:
>device=/dev/psaux
>responsiveness=
>repeat_type=raw
>type=ps2
>append=""
>sample_rate=

This matches my (working) gpm.conf

>
>My current XF86Config (in part)

Query--are you using XF86 v3.x? or v4.x?
XF86Config is conf file for v3
XF86Config-4 is conf file for v4

For my (working) XF86Config-4:
>
>Section "InputDevice"
>   Identifier  "gpm-mouse"
>   Driver      "mouse"
>   Option      "CorePointer"
>   Option      "Device"    "/dev/gpmdata"
we part ways here           "/dev/psaux"
I don't have a clue as to why.  In v3 device was /dev/mouse which is a
link to gpmdata
>   Option      "Protocol"     "PS/2"
>   Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
>#   Option      "ZAxisMapping"    "4 5"  (This is now commented)
>EndSection
>
>
Be sure that /etc/rc[2345].d contain something like:

S20gpm -> ../init.d/gpm

Be sure that /etc/init.d contains gpm.  Check the script that it hasn't
been disabled, eg. an exit 0 thrown in to stop the script.

If all that's ok, as root do:

# telinit 2

If your mouse isn't running in console now, we're back to "42" :-)
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Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash



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