Mike A. Harris wrote:
>
> I've always run gpm and X no problem.
So do I.
> That is only good if you don't care if gpm is running. I have X
> running all the time, and I use 8 consoles as well as an X
> session 24/7. Shutting down gpm prior to starting X up, would
> mean permanently shutting down gpm. That means I lose the
> functionality of gpm. This does not solve any problem, but
> rather creates a new one: no gpm.
I think that the official way to run both GPM and X is to configure
GPM to be a repeater. X will then use a socket or pipe in /dev instead
of the real mouse.
I've never figured out how to do this, as I've never have had any
problems.
Roger.
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