On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I looked in the archives and couldn't find the answer to my question. It > is probably there but I just can't get the search string right. Anyway > I've just installed Potato. The mouse works with gpm. The mouse doesn't > work using fvwm. If I move the mouse it flits around the perimiter of the > screen but there is no control. I've listed it as /dev/mouse in > XF86Config. /dev/mouse is a link to gpmdata. It'a a ps/2 mouse. I've > edited XF86Config changing to /dev/psaux and changing the permissions to > 777. What am I doing wrong?
Here's what works for me: ____________________/etc/gpm.conf (entire)___________________________ device=/dev/psaux responsiveness= repeat_type=raw type=imps2 append="" ________________________________________________________________________ ____________________/etc/X11/XF86Config (excerpt)____________________ Section "Pointer" Device "/dev/gpmdata" Protocol "imps/2" ZAxisMapping 4 5 Buttons 7 EndSection ________________________________________________________________________ The "ZAxisMapping 4 5" & "Buttons 7" are to enable the mouse wheel. ________________________________________________________________________ Jay Ford, Network Engineering Group, Information Technology Services University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], phone: 319-335-5555, fax: 319-335-5505