[Pkg-gpm-devel] Bug#307638: gpm: upgrading from 1.19.6-12 to 1.19.6-19 mouse doesn't work in X
Eric Van Buggenhaut
Eric.VanBuggenhaut@AdValvas.be, 307638@bugs.debian.org
Thu, 5 May 2005 12:01:39 +0200
On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 01:32 -0500, Peter Samuelson wrote:
>
> [Eric Van Buggenhaut]
> > My mouse works perfectly both in console and under X with 1.19.6-12
> > but when I upgrade to 1.19.6-19, I can't move the pointer under
> > X. Still it works perfectly in console and the pointer appears in X.
>
> This is puzzling. Just to confirm: in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, in the
> InputDevice section for "Configured Mouse" or similar - are you using
> these settings?
>
> Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata"
> Option "Protocol" "Intellimouse"
>
> If not, please report what you *are* using there.
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
#Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
#Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata"
>
> The other thing to check, if possible - did gpm 1.19.6-19 pick up your
> /etc/gpm.conf settings and write them back correctly?
No, it didn't. More specifically, it added 2 lines:
repeat_type=ms3
append=''
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Eric VAN BUGGENHAUT
Eric.VanBuggenhaut@AdValvas.be