Strange MS mouse behaviour: defective mouse or serial driver?
Hi, I am experiencing a strange problem with a mouse used with gpm. I connect a Microsoft mouse to /dev/ttyS0, then issue: killall gpm; gpm -m /dev/ttyS0 -t bare so far, so good: gpm displays its cursor, which moves regularly. Then I issue: killall gpm; gpm -m /dev/ttyS1 -t bare killall gpm; gpm -m /dev/ttyS0 -t bare and the mouse stops working. If I pull it out and connect it again, it starts working. This is perfectly reproducible. An older MS mouse does not exhibit this behaviour. That is, it does not stop working when I change the gpm port and switch it back. Is the newer mouse broken? Should I ask for a replacement or it is normal? And why ever? Thanks for reading Francesco -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
strange MS mouse behaviour: defective mouse or serial driver?
Hi, I am experiencing a strange problem with a mouse used with gpm. I connect a Microsoft mouse to /dev/ttyS0, then issue: killall gpm; gpm -m /dev/ttyS0 -t bare so far, so good: gpm displays its cursor, which moves regularly. Then I issue: killall gpm; gpm -m /dev/ttyS1 -t bare killall gpm; gpm -m /dev/ttyS0 -t bare and the mouse stops working. If I pull it out and connect it again, it starts working. This is perfectly reproducible. An older MS mouse does not exhibit this behaviour. That is, it does not stop working when I change the gpm port and switch it back. Is the newer mouse broken? Should I ask for a replacement or it is normal? And why ever? Thanks for reading Francesco -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .