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Re: mouse problems in X
On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Eyal Retter wrote:
> Hi people,
>
> Tried the new slackware 3.5 (2.0.34) and run into problems.
>
> the mouse works great in gpm (standart logitech on com1), but when I start
> X server no mouse at all.
> tried both Xfree86 and AcceleratedX. No mouse.
> the mouse is set to "mouseman" ("Microsoft" didn't help) on /dev/mouse
> which points to /dev/ttyS0. tried ttyS0 directly as well as cua0 - didn't
> help. standart XF86config file. If I try to play with the settings in
> XF86Setup, everything locks and I have to reboot.
>
> the mouse works well using gpm utils.
>
> any ideas ?
>
>
> Eyal.
Please search the linux-il archive on weizman. The answer will be made a
part of the FAQ. You need to set the mouse type under X to the same type
you set it under gpm in addition to the other things. A quick fix is to
kill gpm before you start X.
Peter