4 Jan
2003
4 Jan
'03
4:22 p.m.
On Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
Now I'm trying to switch over to using the ps/2
port but I have a
problem with it which someone here may have encountered before. The
mouse seems to work fine in the terminal window but when I go into x the
pointer jumps all over the screen, brings up the desktop menu...
basically goes crazy.
I have looked into this for the past few hours and cannot find anything
specific to it online. I have tried every combination I can think of for
the XF86Config file too.
Has anyone encountered this and know the fix?
Likely causes:
gpm is configured and both x and gpm are using the same device
gpm is configured, X is using /dev/gpmdata and the repeat type
isn't raw, and X is getting the wrong mouse protocol
gpm is configured, the repeat type for gpm is raw, X is using
/dev/gpmdata, but protocol in XF86Config is incorrect.
Check /etc/gpm.conf repeat_type and device
Check /etc/XF86Config-4 Option "Device" and Option "Protocol"
If you are using gpm, it is recommended to set repeat_type=raw
and in XF89Config-4 use Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata" and
Option "Protocol" whatever your mouse is.
Sam
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