David Smead wrote:
No, Potato uses X version 3, whereas Woody/Sid have the newer X ver 4.x. (I personally live in Sid-land; not running a mission-critical server, Sid has been more than stable enough for my workstation needs.)Jamin, Thanks for the response. Here's what /etc/X11/XF86Config says about the mouse. Section "Pointer" Protocol "Microsoft" Device "/dev/mouse" BaudRate 1200 Emulate3Timeout 50 Resolution 100 Buttons 3 Emulate3Buttons EndSection Apparently potato doesn't default install to XF86Config-4. I figured it was best to start with stable before moving to Woody, but maybe stable has been orphaned.
/dev/mouse is a symlink. Make sure it exists and points to the actual mouse device, or change the reference in XF86Config to point to the actual mouse device.
Jamin mentioned using the "IMPS/2" protocol, but that's for a roller-wheel-style mouse. "Microsoft" might be what you want if it's a serial mouse; if it's a PS/2-style connector, you'll probably want the "PS/2" protocol.
All this assumes you are NOT using gpm (the text-console mouse driver); if you are, you'll need to set gpm's repeat type to "raw" (run "gpmconfig") and set the device line in XF86Config to "/dev/gpmdata".
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