Too much info. 1st: when booting linux and there is no X, and you move the mouse, does the cursor move? Your problem is not MC but gpm/X... Regards,
--- Peter Hugosson-Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Still plodding on alone, as no-one here seems to > have any suggestions. > I have compared the broken system with one in which > gpm and mc work > well together. Everything looks the same except for > two things: > > First this: > > #ls -l /dev/gpm* > srwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Apr 9 > 16:45 /dev/gpmctl > prw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 9 > 16:47 /dev/gpmdata > > Note the "p" in front of the gpmdata entry, and the > fact that it has > a size of 0 (compare the result below). > > Then there's this: > > #cat /dev/gpmctl > cat: /dev/gpmctl: Invalid argument > > Again, compare the result below. > > I hope this might trigger a spark of understanding, > and maybe even > lead to a suggestion to a solution. > > > I have some more information that may be useful > for analysing this > > problem: > > > > When I start gpm, a new device /dev/gpmctl appears > as follows: > > > > #ls -l /dev/gpm* > > srwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Apr 4 > 13:25 /dev/gpmctl > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 84 Mar 17 > 17:36 /dev/gpmdata > > > > If I try to read it manually (by using cat), I get > the following: > > #cat /dev/gpmctl > > cat: /dev/gpmctl: No such device or address > > > > I have also tried using the shift key to see if > this might enable the > > mouse functions, but there is no difference. > > > > > > > I want to run mc in a console using the mouse, > and I can't find out > > > how to do it. > > > > > > I have read the documentation, which says that I > should use gpm. I do > > > have gpm running and it is working fine: > > > > > > # gpm -v > > > gpm 1.19.6, Thu Oct 4 00:21:21 CEST 2001 > > > > > > $ ps -ef | grep gpm > > > root 486 1 0 12:00 ? 00:00:00 > /usr/sbin/gpm -m > > > /dev/psaux -t ps2 > > > > > > Here is some other version information: > > > > > > $ uname -r > > > 2.4.18 > > > > > > $ mc -V > > > GNU Midnight Commander 4.5.55 > > > Edition: text mode > > > Virtual File System: tarfs, extfs, ftpfs, mcfs, > undelfs > > > With builtin Editor > > > Using S-Lang library with terminfo database > > > With subshell support as default > > > With support for background operations > > > With mouse support on xterm and Linux console > > > Using locale "C" (from environment variable > LANG) > > > > > > I start the midnight (mouseless) commander from > a console as follows: > > > > > > $ mc > > > > > > As far as I can see, everything is set up as it > should be, but still > > > mc does not react to the mouse as much as I > would expect. I can use > > > the mouse in mc's built in editor to cut and > paste, but that's just > > > about all it will do. > > > > > > In the help documentation it says that I should > be able to use the mc > > > menus, select and run files, or cd into > directories, all by using the > > > mouse. If I click on a file or directory, the > selected line in mc does > > > not change, and if I double click then all that > happens is that the > > > text is highlighted. If I right click with some > text highlighted, then > > > it gets pasted into the command line. > > > > > > What steps can I take to troubleshoot this > problem, or if I have > > > missed out some important information, what more > could I provide to help > > > analyse the problem? > > -- > Cheers! > .~. > /V\ > // \\ > /( )\ > ^`~�^ > < hugge > > > _______________________________________________ > Mc mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Mc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc
