On Fri, 8 Oct 2010 18:35:04 -0500, Steven wrote: > > > > On 01/-10/-28163 11:59 AM, Hiisi wrote: > > > 2010/10/8 Silent-Hunter: > > >> Unless I use sudo. It's weird, it only works if I use sudo. Otherwise, > > >> no mouse in MC. Is it a permissions thing? If so, how do I fix it? > > > I have no such problem: > > > mc-4.7.4-1.fc12.i686 > > > gpm-1.20.6-9.fc12.i686 > > > Have you installed mc and gpm by yum? > > Yes. I have installed both of them. The mouse works for copy/paste, but > > not for clicking on items to select them, which it does if I use sudo. > > I have not had any luck getting console mouse support to work with Fedora for > quite a few releases now. BUT, the muse struck me, and I gave it another > chance... > > I did the following: > 1. "yum install gpm" > 2. "/etc/init.d/gmp start" > 3. Pressed "Ctrl | Alt | F2" > 4. "su" into root. > 5. Started "mc" > 6. Result? For the first time in years, I have console mouse support in > Fedora > :) I can do everything with the mouse in "mc" in Console mode that I can do > with the mouse when I am in graphical mode. > > But, you might already have tried all of this...
The OP wanted to get it working _without_ using sudo, and obviously that also excludes using "su". -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
