On Thu, Jul 04, 2002 at 08:35:45AM -0500, Kent West wrote:
| mdevin wrote:
| >But if you use autops2 here then what do you put for the "Protocol"
| >value in the XF86Config-4 file? It seems you have to give a specific
| >protocol there and do not have the option of letting it autodetect.
You can try "Auto", but I'm not sure if it will work. I have that
commented out in my X config.
| >Also, I just changed my settings to exactly what dman suggested and now
| >the mouse seems more erratic. It seems to occasionally select text when
| >I haven't pressed any buttons and jump to the bottom left corner of the
| >screen if I move it rapidly.
That happens to me if I put the wrong protocol in the config files.
For example, I also use a laptop that has a touchpad. That touchpad
is "ps2" ("PS/2") and will behave like you describe if I try "imps2"
("IMPS/2").
| >BTW: The mouse I have is a Logitech MouseMan Dual Optical. I would be
| >gratefull if someone could post a copy of their gpm.conf and
| >XF86Config-4 files for this mouse.
| Sorry, I don't have that mouse,
I don't have it either, but maybe you can find out on google what
protocol it is. If not, just start trying them one by one
(run 'gpm -t invalid' and you'll get a list of the valid ones).
| but here's a tip. Get the mouse working properly in the text console
| first. Once you have that working, tackle X.
This is good advice.
| dman has two types listed in gpm.conf above; you only need one.
Actually the second was someone else's suggestion (that got quoted).
Since the config file is really a shell script fragment, only the last
value will have any effect.
| imps2 is the usual standard ps2-type mouse with a wheel. I've never
| had success with autops2, but then I've never tried very hard.
If 'imps2' doesn't work I'd try 'ps2' next. Even with USB mice (at
least the one I have), the protocol is the same though the hardware
medium is different.
| He also has the device set to point to what I believe is the USB port.
| If it's a standard ps-2 port mouse, that should probably be /dev/psaux.
Oh, yeah, I copy-n-pasted it from my file, and I am using a USB mouse
in addition to devfs.
HTH,
-D
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and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
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