Thank you -- Problem solved! I looked at my XF86Config-4 and saw that I was using /dev/psaux for my mouse device; and I checked my /dev directory for the possibility of a link from /dev/psaux to gpm. Nope! But gpm was definitely running. So I killed the gpm process, and my trackpoint and external mouse both work perfectly now.
Dudes, you rock! Debian users are the best! Gale Stafford On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 14:46:45 +1000 David Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This has happened to me a few times before and it was normally the wrong > protocol but I've also had it happen when gpm was installed and running > and I wasn't usiing it (Check if your using /dev/gpmdata in your > XF86Config file and if your not make sure your not running gpm). I've > also had something like this happen that was hardware fault (D I8k). If > this doesn't help maybe posting what laptop you have and the relevent > part of the XF86Config file would help. > > Dave > > > Gale Stafford wrote: > > >I've had this problem a couple times in the past when I was trying to get > >XF86Config properly configured. But today it has come back for no apparent > >reason. My mouse pointer moves around smoothly for about 1 second, then the > >pointer jumps to a whole different location in the screen. Usually it jumps > >to a corner. IF I continue moving the mouse pointer around, it may move > >normally for a couple seconds and then erratically again. Also, in addition > >to moving erratically the pointer sometimes clicks (on its own) and selects > >things; but I'm not touching a button in the slightest! > > > >This is really bugging me!!! > > > >Any ideas? > > > >(Note: I dont recall changing anything prior to this occuring today. But my > >system did actually have to do a fsck on my hard drive earlier today; I > >suppose it detected that the drive wasnt properly unmounted before the > >machine powered off. This doesnt make sense though, because I powered it off > >gracefully using the 'poweroff' command) > > > >thanks in advance, > >Gale Stafford > > > > > > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
