I didn't compile mc. However, I also noticed some strange behaviour of the
mouse while using it in X-Windows. When I move the mouse downwards and stop
the cursor moves back up again. This makes me wonder whether I may have a
hardware problem. I'll check replace the mouse and see if it works better.
> ----------
> From: JASON LEWIS[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 07 June 1999 17:26
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Midnight Commander w/ SuSE 6.1
>
> You questoin made it to the list, but i didn't see any other replies.
> Did you re compile the mc?
>
> >>> Maurice Hendrix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/28/99 05:23AM >>>
> Hi,
>
> (posted on 28-May-1999. I hope this gets distributed. None of my
> other mails
> this week have returned from vger -yet- ) :-\
>
> I installed SuSE 6.1 (kernel 2.2.5) recently. I'm a satisfied user
> of
> Midnight Commander, so I installed it aswell. I should say "I was a
> satisfied user", because mc has been giving me nothing but trouble
> (sorry
> forgot to look at the version#). On RedHat 5.1. mc worked fine. Now
> mc
> regularly hangs the terminal I'm using it on. I can change to
> another
> terminal and kill the mc process. So, there is no problem there. But
> I'd
> rather have a stable machine.
>
> I haven't really been digging alot. I'm thinking about removing the
> Midnight
> Commander package and installing the package from the Red Hat 5.2
> distro.
> But first I'd like to know if others have had the same problems and
> might
> know a bit more, than I do ATM. I stabbing in the dark right now.
>
> Is the 2.2.5 kernel perhaps instable (in combination with mc)?
> Does anybody have similar problems with mc? Do you know what causes
> it?
> I also notice that while copying with mc the mouse (PS/2) cursor
> jumps
> around on the bottomline of the screen. When I move the mouse it
> stops
> (logically). But I'm concerned that what I'm copying is corrupted.
> Here too
> I haven't yet looked into it further. Frankly I wouldn't know where
> to begin
> and what to look for.
>
> I know this isn't one of the best problem-descriptions, but I just
> like to
> know if there are people who have similar problems and maybe know a
> bit
> more.
> Any suggestions or tips where to start looking or solutions are
> welcome.
>
> TIA,
>
> --
> Maurice Hendrix
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