Re: Erratic mouse in Debian Potota install
It is sufficient in Debian Potato to just replace /dev/psaux with
/dev/gpmdata in /etc/X11/XF80Config, after the change in /etc/gpm.conf.
Here is an earlier discussion on the list about the same problem (but if you
don't know it's the same problem, you can't search for it):
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2002/debian-user-200204/msg00339.html
Thanks everybody for the quick help.
Elaine
On Saturday 29 June 2002 01:28 am, Gary Turner wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:33:02 -0700, Elaine Tsiang wrote:
>
> >The machine is Dell stock, which came with RedHat 6.2 pre-installed. It
has
> >been running well for > 2 years. I decided to try Debian on it.
> >
> >The installation completed with an apparent successful XFree86
configuration.
> >Upon reboot, X starts up fine, and the Debian splash screen is displayed
with
> >some initial icons. But the mouse cursor freezes, appears and disappears,
> >moves irratically, and mouse clicks have random delayed effects. Needless
to
> >say, it is not usable.
> >
> >The mouse is PS/2. I have the standard "Pointer" section:
> >
> >Protocal "PS/2"
> >Device "/dev/psaux"
> >
> >I am running twm, xdm and gnome.
> >
> >I have re-run XF86Setup many times, each time, the mouse works fine within
> >XF86Setup. So maybe it's a problem with twm, etc.?
> >
> >Very late on a Friday, would appreciate some hint. Otherwise I'll have to
> >abandon Debian, and go to RedHat 7.2, which is running fine on another
> >machine with a PS/2.
>
> Sounds like you have gpm running (lets mouse run in console). That
> conflicts with /dev/psaux. Make the following configuration changes:
>
> /etc/gpm.conf
>
> # This file is used by /etc/init.d/gpm and can be modified by
> # /usr/sbin/gpmconfig.
> #
> device=/dev/psaux
> responsiveness=
> repeat_type=raw # <--- acts as source for X's mouse
> type=ps2
> append=""
>
> /etx/X11/XF86Config[-4] depends on version
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "CorePointer"
> Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata"
> # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> # reads the raw data from gpm without conflict
>
> Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> If I haven't left anything out, that ought to do it. Do "/etc/init.d/gpm
> restart" Then restart X.
> --
> gt
> It is interesting to note that as one evil empire (generic) fell,
> another Evil Empire (tm) began its nefarious rise. -- gt
> Coincidence? I think not.
>
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