Re: Help Please!!

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 10:51:15 -0400, 
William Bradley <bradleyw@magma.ca> wrote in message 
<[🔎] 200308261051.15760.bradleyw@magma.ca>:

> On Tuesday 26 August 2003 02:58 am, Kent West wrote:
> 
> > Whoo-hoo!
> 
> .... bit premature it seems. (Sigh!)
> 
> > Okay, make sure that gpm is configured to repeat "raw" (either edit
> > /etc/gpm.conf, or better, re-run gpmconfig).
> 
> When I set up "gpmconfig" with "fuimps" the mouse moves when I test
> it. When I get out of "gpmconfig" it still works.
> 
> However when I "shutdown -r now" when it reboots the mouse is dead
> again. Thinking the gpm server is not working, I entered "#gpm" but
> that did not change anything.
> 
> Then I go back to "gpmconfig" and get it going again. Sometimes it
> doesn't take on the first configuration and has to be done again and
> then it will work.

..ah, you just need to start the gpm service on bootup, 'man update-rc.d
' for the gory details.  ;-)

..and with X reading /dev/gpmdata, you don't need to restart 
X, only gpm.  ;-)


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