nanogui: mouse not working...
Subject:
Re: mouse not working...
From:
Scott Scriven ####@####.####
Date:
13 Sep 2000 23:59:32 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10009131802550.18971-100000@newhope.terraplex.com>
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Greg Haerr wrote:
> : > Does anybody have any secrets to getting "gpm -R" working nicely with
> : > X.
>
> At this point, I always run "gpm -k" to kill gpm before ALT-Fn switching
> to X, and then running "mouse.sh" (gpm -R -t ps2) when returning...
I got the mouse working nicely with both X11 and MW. Here's my
notes on it: (I used Yellow Dog Linux -- other systems will have
files in different places...)
[-] How to get the mouse working in MicroWindows, X11, and the console
# MicroWindows requires console mouse input to come from /dev/gpmdata
[-] So, we need to tell gpm to run in "repeater" mode:
# Open /etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm
# Find this line:
daemon gpm -t $MOUSETYPE
# Change it to this:
daemon gpm -t $MOUSETYPE -R
[-] Restart gpm:
# /etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm stop
/etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm start
[-] Then we need to configure X11 to use gpm
# Open /etc/X11/XF86Config
# Find the Section "Pointer"
# Change the Protocol to "MouseSystems"
# Change the Device to "/dev/gpmdata"
After restarting X11, the mouse should be much more friendly. :)
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