Re: gpm? how do I get this running?

[karrottop <karrottop@fuse.net>]

Ok, that worked, kinda.  I am getting some sort of mouse action, I can
randomly highlight, but I am getting no curser.  At least I am one step
closer

Thanks

On Sun, 2003-05-11 at 16:10, Kent West wrote:
> karrottop wrote:
> 
> >I seem to be so full of questions the last couple of days but here is
> >another.  I am trying to get gpm running.  I just found out what it was
> >today and it is something I would really like to use.  From what I
> >understand it will allow me a mouse pointer for the underlying purpose
> >of copy/paste, and that I would like to have, badly.  Now it does appear
> >the gpm is installed and should be running, I apt-get'd gpm, but I am
> >getting no sign of this pointer that I should have.  Has anyone set this
> >up and know what I need to do to get it running under debian?
> >
> >Thanks as always
> >Jason Self
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> Shell out to console if necessary (Ctrl-Alt-Fn, such as Ctrl-Aflt-F2). 
> Move the mouse. Do you see a square cursor and does it follow the mouse? 
> If so, you have gpm working.
> 
> If not, run "gpmconfig" and provide the correct answers. If you expect 
> to use X also, you'll want to set the repeat type to "raw", and then 
> reconfigure X (either "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" or manually 
> tweak /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) to point to "/dev/gpmdata".
> 
> You should now be all set.
> 
> -- 
> Kent West (westk@acu.edu)
> 
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