Re: old hardware, newer Debian [SOLVED]
On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 10:43:10AM -0800, root wrote:
> > Couldn't you just upgrade?
> >
> dialup takes too long I hear.
You don't have to do it all at once. Etch will replace Sarge soon
anyway.
> Any idea why my gpm mouse doesn't work at the CL after starting X until
> after stopping and starting it a couple of times? It is only a problem
> right after starting X, then once it's working properly at the CL I can
> switch back and forth between X and the CL with no more problems.
> This happens in Sarge but not Woody or RH62. The mouse runs as:
> gpm -m /dev/psaux -t ps2 -r5 -3 -B213
> and is in /etc/X11/XF86Config as:
> Section "Pointer"
> Protocol "PS/2"
> Device "/dev/mouse"
> EndSection
If I am reading that correctly it seems like a protocol problem,
Does this help: http://bugs.debian.org/233933
also http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/config_docs/gpm-X/node3.html
--
Chris.
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Don't forget to check that your /etc/apt/sources.lst entries point to
etch and not testing, otherwise you may end up with a broken system once
etch goes stable.
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