You may want to try using "synps2" as the mouse type. This will make gpm
use the Synaptics touchpad driver.
Run "gpm -t help" for a complete list of mouse types. Also, the
Laptop-HOWTO has information on how to configure your mouse.
I have a Compaq Prosignia 150 laptop with Mandrake 6.1 and the "synps2"
setting works better than the standard "ps2".
I'm still having a little trouble getting the mouse acceleration set
correctly, sometimes it jumps all over.
Jeff
At 11:11 AM 12/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Civileme [mailto:
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 4:16 PM
>
> > Just a note to let you know I saw your post.
> >
> > I am still trying to duplicate the behavior. Anything else I
> > should know
> > about your install? Did you format all partitions or just
> > some? What sort of mouse? What does the Pointer Device section of
> > /etc/X11/XF86Config say?
>Here's a bit more detail:
>Compaq Armada 1750 laptop (ATI Rage Pro LT graphics)
>BIOS set to support both internal (touchpad) and external PS/2 mice
>(simultaneously)
>Fresh install, 3 partitions (/boot, /, swap) all formatted during set-up
>running MACH64 Xserver
>XF86Config driver set to "PS/2" - device: have used /dev/mouse and
>/dev/psaux (but sym link is OK)
>Pointer vanishes regardless if I have the external mouse connected or not
>no difference between a session started via kdm or startx
>no log entries in /var/log pertaining to pointer issues
>no error output from X pertaining to pointer issues
>
>I recently installed a few of the RH 6.1 "PowerTools", but was experiencing
>the issue before that. I've not really done much to the system after the
>initial 6.1 install other than a few updates (still on 2.2.13-7 kernel -
>will try to update today but have not been able to compile source)
>
>Thanx!
>Don
