Re: Mouse on console

[Deboo Geek <knowledgeful@gmail.com>]

On 5/1/05, s. keeling <keeling@spots.ab.ca> wrote:
> Incoming from Deboo Geek:
> >
> > Yes, I'm doing it on the usual console, not under X.
> >
> > Here's the file content of gpm.conf:
> >
> > device=ttyS0
> 
> Mine says /dev/ttyS0
> 
> > responsiveness=
> > repeat_type=ms3
> > type=msc
> > append=''
> > sample_rate=
> 
> If you make repeat_type=raw, you can tell X to use /dev/gpmdata, once
> you've sorted out "type=..."

I changed it to /dev/ttyS0 and now atleast  ps shows it's running,
though now the mouse under X is slower to respond it seems.

linux:~# cat /etc/gpm.conf
device=/dev/ttyS0

responsiveness=

repeat_type=raw

type=msc

append=''

sample_rate=



linux:~# ps -ef|grep gpm

root     13210     1  0 21:52 ttyS0    00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gpm -m
/dev/ttyS0 -t msc -Rraw

root     13243 13231  0 21:53 pts/1    00:00:00 grep gpm