Re: Erratic mouse in tty
>* Robert Mosher (mosher@andrews.edu) [020514 15:50]:
>> I am trying to get my mouse to work in both X and the ttys. Originally the
>> mouse worked fine in the ttys, and in X it would move about erratically,
>> and click randomly. I fixed this by changing the Device to /dev/gpmdata,
>> and changing gpm's repeat type to raw. (As I understand it, this causes
>> gpm to keep the mouse data in it's original form, instead of converting it
>> to the MicroSoft format, allowing it to be read by X in it's regular
>> form). Unfortunately now the mouse is erratic, and clicks randomly in the
>> ttys. I did not notice this change immediately, and believe it did not
>> start until after I rebooted, though I'm not 100% certain. This problem
>> happens regardless of whether X is running, or has been run. Is there
>> anyway I can have my mouse in both X and the ttys?
>
>Has your gpm config changed at all? If not, it's very strange that its
>behavior would change at all. What type of mouse is it? Does imps2 not
>work?
>
>good times,
>Vineet
Changing the type to imps2 fixed it! Didn't know that was even an option
since I've couldn't find a list of mouse types. Though for future
reference it can be found in the gpm info file under Server Invocation,
Mouse Types.
Thanks,
Rob Mosher
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