* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000807 15:45]:
> Where does the external mouse plug in (and what kind of plug?) If it is
> a 6 pin DIN (round) plug my guess is that the mouse and the touchpad
> both use /dev/psaux, and the BIOS decides at bootup which one to
> use.
I think you're right, I just assumed that both were using
/dev/psaux; maybe I noticed it when originally configuring the
dist install.
Yes, the mouse has a 6-pin DIN.
>If /dev/mouse is already psaux, there is no difference between
>
> gpm
>
> and
>
> gpm -m /dev/psaux.
>
> I thought you were using an external mouse connected to a serial
> port; in that case you could choose by manipulating the -m parameter of
> gpm between /dev/psaux and /dev/ttyS<n>. If they are both the same
> device to the OS, that won't work.
The only serial port I have is connected to my external modem;
yes, there are drawbacks to running a laptop!
> Maybe there is some hotkey combination to tell the BIOS to switch
> mice. I hope Dell ships a nice user manual with that laptop but I
> wouldn't bet much on it. Or maybe some builtin help system in the BIOS?
>From what I saw, while investigating the BIOS, it was pretty basic
as far as what can be altered: hdd or floppy first, the time of day,
password on boot/set password, and various timing parameters--vis a
vis various variables designed to save battery life. Nothing regarding
changing mice. But if the only way is to re-boot, I suppose that's ok.
To be quite frank, I've been using command-line interface for about a
week now, almost exclusively. I don't really need a GUI [mess.] But I
still run X windows if I need to cut-and-paste something like log
files, because although I can redirect output, like
startx >oops 2>&1
I wasn't able to provide the 'error output' when I had the gcc trouble.
Not all of it, anyway. It seems that often the last part of the
./configure 'response/output' _doesn't_end_up_ in the redirect-file.
And the last part is usually the part I want to quote when I ask for
help.
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Richard Spencer wrote:
> > OK, I tried this, but it didn't seem to work.
> > First, I unplugged the Logitech Mouseman 4-button mouse from
> > my Dell Latitude LM laptop, and the touchpad wouldn't give me a
> > cursor/pointer, and then I tried
> > gpm -k and
> > gpm -m /dev/psaux -t ps2
> > but no joy. Then, I plugged it back in, and it still worked.
> > Unfortunately, while trying to enter another command, the
> > keyboard locked up, and I had to shut the system down :-(
> > By the way, /dev/mouse is a sym link to /dev/psaux, and
> > I tried this in console mode; no X was running.
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Running Redhat 6.0.7 :-)
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