Bug#241336: Mouse doesn't work after xfree86 upgrade
That seems to have fixed the problem. However I'm still having
dpkg-reconfigure hang when I try to reconfigure the package using debconf.
If you want me to file a separate bug for that let me know.
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Thanks
Jefferson Cowart
Jeff@cowart.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Branden Robinson [mailto:branden@debian.org]
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 22:28
> To: 241336-submitter@bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Bug#241336: Mouse doesn't work after xfree86 upgrade
>
> On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 08:55:01AM -0800, Jefferson Cowart wrote:
> > How would one check that? I've put my config file below.
> Sorry all I don't
> > know too much about how this works. All I know is that it
> used to work. I
> > upgraded and now it doesn't.
>
> The XFree86 X server's mouse driver was rewritten for 4.3.0.
>
> > $ cat /etc/gpm.conf
> [...]
> > device=/dev/psaux
> > responsiveness=
> > repeat_type=ms3
> > type=autops2
> > append=""
> > sample_rate=
>
> Okay. You need to reconfigure the XFree86 X server to listen to
> repeater device, then:
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "CorePointer"
> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> The above is not correct, according to Zephanaiah Hull, the GPM
> maintainer.
>
> Instead, use "Device" "/dev/gpmdata" and "Protocol" "IntelliMouse".
>
> Also see the bug logs of #233933:
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/233933
>
> Does reconfiguring XF86Config-4 rectify your problem?
>
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