Harry Putnam wrote:
> > But since the mouse works in X, I assume that that X reads from > > /dev/psaux. > > Edited gpm.conf: > > device=/dev/psaux > responsiveness= > repeat_type=raw > type=ps2 > append="" > sample_rate= > > [...] Thanks for the tutorial overview of how it works > > >> How can I tell beyond doubt which device the mouse is on. --------------------------------------------- see output of "dmesg" > > Is there a difinitive answer to that... some canonical way to know for > sure where the mouse is connected? Is that likely to be a source of > problems here? > > > > /etc/gpm.conf: > > device=/dev/psaux > > repeat_type=raw > > > > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "gpm-mouse" # human-readable ID > > Driver "mouse" > > Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata" > > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > > # Add other options according to personal taste... > > EndSection > > Edited version now is: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata" ---------------------------------------------------------------- the line above should be "/dev/mouse" and you should have a hard link in the /dev dir for @mouse that points to /dev/psaux or depending on your version of gpm you may also have /dev/@gpmdata as the pointer to /dev/psaux...either one should work. > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > What does the ZAxisMapping thing mean? > > > Section "ServerLayout" > > ... > > InputDevice "gpm-mouse" "CorePointer" > > ... > > EndSection > > In that ServerLayout section, did you mean to only have one line > devoted to mouse? And others as they are? My current setup there > is: > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Default Layout" > Screen "Default Screen" > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > InputDevice "Generic Mouse" > EndSection > ======================================== > Now changed to: > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Default Layout" > Screen "Default Screen" > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" > InputDevice "gpm-mouse" "CorePointer" > # InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > # InputDevice "Generic Mouse" > EndSection -- John Foster AdVance-Computing Systems Specializing in multi-processor based business software environments!