On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:28:57 -0400, William Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I have installed Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 rl "Woody" Official i386. The > installation is not as graphic as some but it got the job done without > a lot of trouble, except for one item. The mouse did not work. It is > an off the shelf Logitech PS/2 mouse with a wheel. There is nothing > wrong with the mouse, I tested it on the Windows, which will dual boot > on the same machine. > > This is the first time I have not been able to get a common or garden > variety mouse to work on a linux OS and I have installed a whole > variety of them over the years. Two members of this list have been > very kind with their help but the problem is still there. > > Following is my XF86Config-4 set up for the mouse: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > Driver "mouse" > Option "CorePointer" > Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" ..use "/dev/gpmdata"...(or was it gpm-data?)... > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > End Section > > Section "ServerLayout" > [... more blah ...] > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer" > [... more blah ...] > EndSection > > gpm was installed by me but has since been removed. The result either > way was the same. > > If I enter at the command line: cat /dev/psaux <enter> then move the > mouse, it will write garbage to the screen with the movement of the > mouse. > > Any help would be appreciated, ...then [ctrl]+[alt]+[F3] and try get gpm working. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]