Subject: Mouse not recognized (but RedHat works fine) Date: Sun, May 16, 1999 at 11:24:25AM -0400
In reply to:Stuart Ballard Quoting Stuart Ballard([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I have a dual-boot RedHat 5.2 / Debian Slink system. The RedHat system > has a symlink /dev/mouse -> /dev/cua1 and works fine with both gpm and > X. However, gpmconfig and X both fail to recognize the mouse at all > under Debian. I've tried both allowing gpmconfig to guess the device (it > always guesses ttyS0, which is my modem) and specifying ttyS1 on the > command line. Either way, it receives no packets at all. In X, the mouse > doesn't move at all. > > The mouse is a logitech 3-button mouse, and I'm pretty sure the protocol > should be "mman" in gpm (or MouseMan in X). I've also tried "ms" (and > Microsoft in X) which is what the redhat system uses. Nothing gives me > any mouse movement at all. > I have a 3 button Logitech Trackball that works in every dist I have tried. Here is some info thet 'may' help. ls /dev/mouse lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Jan 19 15:29 /dev/mouse -> ttyS1 less /etc/gpm.confless /etc/gpm.conf device=/dev/ttyS1 type=mman append="-a 3" less /etc/X11/XF86Config [snip] Section "Pointer" Protocol "Mouseman" Device "/dev/mouse" EndSection [snip] You don't mention which kernel you are using. The 2.2.x series has changed the use of cua device names. From the kernel Changes file " Also, please remember that cua* devices are now obsolete. Switch to the corresponding ttyS* device instead (e.g., cua0 -> ttyS0, cua1 -> ttyS1, etc.)." Hope this Helps! -- Time, adj.: Here and now, as opposed to fake time, which only occurs there and then. _______________________________________________________ Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>