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Re: Any strange mouse effects with XFree86-3.3.5



On Wed, Nov 03, 1999 at 02:16:29PM +0100, Andreas Tille wrote:
I often switch to console for several tasks where gpm is running of
course.  After switching back to the X screen the mouse disappeared
sometimes or showes very strange effects (like simulating >right-clicks
where I havn't done something of this kind).  The mouse cursor >vanishes
in this case.  After about twenty seconds moving the mouse around
and clicking the buttons the curso reappears and all seems to work
normally.
[...]
Does somebody else observed this effect and are there any ideas to
get rid of it?

I've sometimes seen my 4-button PS/2 Logitech MouseMan act a little >funny
for a couple of seconds after switching back and forth between X and >a
normal VC.  I think that is because I don't have gpm set up as a >repeater.

Try that and see if it solves your problem.  (i.e., start gpm with >the -R
flag and point XF86Config at /dev/gpmdata for its mouse device)


Well, I'm back with this as I've just installed a new potato snapshot.
I also have mouse problems with X; the mouse doesn't move at all.
So I tryed your solution but it seems to be worst than ever.
I finally uninstalled gpm for the sake of trying, and It now works
perfectly.

Where does this problem come from and are there workarounds ?

Please cc me as I didn't subscribed to this list.

Jerome.

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