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Re: [PLUG] Debian mouse problem
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Am I forced to use gpm to use my mouse in X? I tried killing
gpm to see if it would work but no go. I tried using gpmconfig
already but I didn't know that the repeater option could cause a
problem. I'll try it again.
--- Barry Spindler <archmage@i-o-r.net> wrote:
> If you have setup gpm to use the repeater option (-R) then it
> will cause
> problems with X.. you either have to disable repeating (by
> rerunning
> gpmconfig or editting /etc/gpm.conf) and then X should work
> fine..
> Otherwise you can set X up to use /dev/gpmdata instead of the
> normal
> device and this should work too, but I remember there being
> problems with
> this..
> Of course all of that assumed you have gpm installed too :)
>
> --Barry
>
> --
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> One was even so brave
> As to take out and wave
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> On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Brent R. Matzelle wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I installed Debian 2.1 with X and icewm but for some reason
> my
> > mouse will not respond. The mouse is an ordinary MS
> > Intellimouse (PS/2). I ran xf86config and specified both
> PS/2
> > and Intellimouse, both to no effect. The mouse works great
> with
> > RedHat, Mandrake, and Corel (I am using the mouse with Corel
> > right now, in fact), so nothing is physically wrong with it.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Brent
> >
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