On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:33:02 -0700, Elaine Tsiang wrote: >The machine is Dell stock, which came with RedHat 6.2 pre-installed. It has >been running well for > 2 years. I decided to try Debian on it. > >The installation completed with an apparent successful XFree86 configuration. >Upon reboot, X starts up fine, and the Debian splash screen is displayed with >some initial icons. But the mouse cursor freezes, appears and disappears, >moves irratically, and mouse clicks have random delayed effects. Needless to >say, it is not usable. > >The mouse is PS/2. I have the standard "Pointer" section: > >Protocal "PS/2" >Device "/dev/psaux" > >I am running twm, xdm and gnome. > >I have re-run XF86Setup many times, each time, the mouse works fine within >XF86Setup. So maybe it's a problem with twm, etc.? > >Very late on a Friday, would appreciate some hint. Otherwise I'll have to >abandon Debian, and go to RedHat 7.2, which is running fine on another >machine with a PS/2.
Sounds like you have gpm running (lets mouse run in console). That conflicts with /dev/psaux. Make the following configuration changes: /etc/gpm.conf # This file is used by /etc/init.d/gpm and can be modified by # /usr/sbin/gpmconfig. # device=/dev/psaux responsiveness= repeat_type=raw # <--- acts as source for X's mouse type=ps2 append="" /etx/X11/XF86Config[-4] depends on version Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata" # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ # reads the raw data from gpm without conflict Option "Protocol" "PS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection If I haven't left anything out, that ought to do it. Do "/etc/init.d/gpm restart" Then restart X. -- gt It is interesting to note that as one evil empire (generic) fell, another Evil Empire (tm) began its nefarious rise. -- gt Coincidence? I think not. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]