nanogui: mouse not working...
Subject:
Re: mouse not working...
From:
Gary James ####@####.####
Date:
14 Sep 2000 01:33:23 -0000
Message-Id: <39C02AF8.2DB3006B@criticallink.com>
Thank you Scott,
I missed the XF86Config part, I look forward to trying this tonight.
gary
Scott Scriven wrote:
>
> 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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