It's probably too late for this, but... gpm -k is how gpm would like to
be killed, so it can clean up after itself. killall is a convenience,
not a cure-all :-). Although killall -HUP gpm accomplishes the same
thing as gpm -k, it is more keystrokes.
Lawson
>< Microsoft free environment
This mail client runs on Wine. Your mileage may vary.
On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Dominic Brunelle wrote:
> I've looked for the imps2, but it wasn't in the choices (in have
RH5.2).
> I've also tried to do only a killall gpm before getting in X, but not
> more
> succes... I got the error message it send me when i kill X :
>
> unable to get status of mouse fd (Inappropriate ioctl for device)
>
> Maybe this this will be useful !?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matthew Sachs
> Sent: 13 mars, 1999 23:56
> To: Dominic Brunelle
> Cc: Michael B. Trausch; Linux Newbies Mailing List
> Subject: RE: mouse problem
>
>
>
> Instead of mman, use imps2. I have the same mouse and that got it
> working
> for me.
>
> On Sat, 13 Mar 1999, Dominic Brunelle wrote:
>
> > I just tried it. Did not work, the mouse did not even mouse... in
> fact,
> it
> > was not worse, but not better either, Thanks for the tip anyway.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Try this:
> >
> > # killall gpm
> > # gpm -R -t mman
> >
> > In X, set your mouse up as a Mouse Systems mouse, on /dev/gpmdata.
> >
> > - Mike
> >
> > On Sat, 13 Mar 1999, Dominic Brunelle wrote:
> >
> > DB>hi all,
> > DB>I've just finished installing RH5.2, but i have a slight problem
> w/ the
> > DB>mouse... I have a Logitehc MouseMan+ (PS/2) (detected as a
> wheelmouse2
> > in
> > DB>Windoz98). I'm trying to set it up in RH as a MouseMan+ PS/2 but
> doesn't
> > DB>wor proberly in X, it's like it was "stuck" in the top of the
> screen...
> > DB>unable to do anything. Any clue?
> > DB>
>
> --
> Matthew Sachs
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -- random fortune quote --
> Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes? -- Indiana Jones, "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"
>
>
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