On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 10:29:32PM +1000, Robert Norris wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm having a problem with a new machine I'm setting up. I've set up > XFree, and for some reason, the mouse pointer doesn't appear. I know > its working because I can click on stuff, select, do all the normal > mouse things, but I just can't see the pointer. > > Has anyone had any experience with this? X version is 3.3.6, mouse is > a PS/2 (kernel version 2.2.16). > > Regards, > Rob.
I'm running xfree 3.3.6-10 from potato, kernel 2.2.16 PS/2, compiled in
(not as a module)
Relevant lines in /etc/X11/XF86Config
# **********************************************************************
# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/psaux"
EndSection
ls -l /dev/psaux gives me
crw------- 1 root root 10, 1 ago 14 11:16 /dev/psaux
And it works OK.
Does gpm work for you?
(Perhaps gpm steps in X wrt the mouse)
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