Re: serial mouse not working
On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 08:51:22PM +0200 or thereabouts, Felix Natter wrote: which settings ? I tried changing baud-rate, and I tried (almost) all protocols. Very rarely the mouse-pointer moves (jumps) to one corner. /dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/ttyS0, and both gpm and X use it. are you sure you're using gpm and not gpmdata? check your /etc/rc2.d scripts don't run gpm and see if it helps. if it does, your gpm is the problem. -- Who's watching the watchmen? ICQ: 15096825
Re: serial mouse not working
J.T. Wenting [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: do you get a response from the rodent in XF86Setup? You probably have the wrong settings in your X configuration file. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Felix Natter Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 09:21 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: serial mouse not working hi, I have a serial MS-mouse which runs great with gpm, but I do not get any reaction under xfree86 3.3.6 (configured using XF86Setup). which settings ? I tried changing baud-rate, and I tried (almost) all protocols. Very rarely the mouse-pointer moves (jumps) to one corner. /dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/ttyS0, and both gpm and X use it. thanks, -- Felix Natter
Re: serial mouse not working
Post your /etc/gpm.conf file and the Pointer section of /etc/X11/XF86Config. Then perhaps someone can help identify your problem. Felix Natter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : hi, : I have a serial MS-mouse which runs great with gpm, but I do not get any : reaction under xfree86 3.3.6 (configured using XF86Setup). : thanks, : -- : Felix Natter : -- : Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- *** Running Debian Linux *** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish...John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://Mills-USA.com/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * * pgp public key on keyservers everywhere? */ --
Re: serial mouse not working
Alexander Poslavsky writes: Is it possible to be a motherboard problem? Mine is a SiS (I forgot the model), with all those PCI, PnP, onboard adapters (sigh). But I guess this bears no problem with respect to serial ports. BTW, I've got a (real) modem running without problems under /dev/ttyS1. Nah, it's probably not the board, I've got one myself and they're crummy but work. And since it is both a problem in X and with gpm, it might be you don't have a link between /dev/modem and /dev/ttyS0. Both X and gpm use /dev/modem out of the box. root:~$ ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse No, /dev/mouse is already a symlink to /dev/ttyS0. I've already deleted /dev/mouse and created it again. bye Rafael Caetano [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: serial mouse not working
I suspect this to be a gpm issue. Have you tyied changint the protocol? Some nameless/brandless 3-button mice need to use type msc, some need type ms. Bryan On 26-Apr-2000 Rafael Caetano dos Santos wrote: Hello, My brandless, 3-button serial mouse won't work under Linux, neither in the console nor under X. It works OK under Windows. I've been a Linux user for about 3 years and I never had or heard of this kind of problem. I guess it should be a stupid mistake or something, but I can't see what is it. Is it possible to be a motherboard problem? Mine is a SiS (I forgot the model), with all those PCI, PnP, onboard adapters (sigh). But I guess this bears no problem with respect to serial ports. BTW, I've got a (real) modem running without problems under /dev/ttyS1. At bootup, the kernel says: Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A So it shouldn't be a IRQ conflict. Also at bootup, setserial reports: Configuring serial ports...done. /dev/ttyS0 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A /dev/ttyS1 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A It seems normal to me. And gpm runs happily, as if nothing were wrong, but the mouse cursor never appears. Neither does X 3.3.2.3 report any errors. The mouse cursor is displayed but doesn't move. When I kill X, it reports: waiting for X server to shut down Fatal server error: Unable to set status of mouse fd (Interrupted system call) Any suggestions TIA, bye Rafael Caetano [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
RE: serial mouse not working
i found with my mouse (the first timei ever had probs) that after i reconfigured it i had to make a new xf86config file, util i did the mouse wouldnt work -Original Message- From: Rafael Caetano dos Santos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 April 2000 04:55 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: serial mouse not working Hello, My brandless, 3-button serial mouse won't work under Linux, neither in the console nor under X. It works OK under Windows. I've been a Linux user for about 3 years and I never had or heard of this kind of problem. I guess it should be a stupid mistake or something, but I can't see what is it. Is it possible to be a motherboard problem? Mine is a SiS (I forgot the model), with all those PCI, PnP, onboard adapters (sigh). But I guess this bears no problem with respect to serial ports. BTW, I've got a (real) modem running without problems under /dev/ttyS1. At bootup, the kernel says: Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A So it shouldn't be a IRQ conflict. Also at bootup, setserial reports: Configuring serial ports...done. /dev/ttyS0 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A /dev/ttyS1 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A It seems normal to me. And gpm runs happily, as if nothing were wrong, but the mouse cursor never appears. Neither does X 3.3.2.3 report any errors. The mouse cursor is displayed but doesn't move. When I kill X, it reports: waiting for X server to shut down Fatal server error: Unable to set status of mouse fd (Interrupted system call) Any suggestions TIA, bye Rafael Caetano [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: serial mouse not working
Hi Rafael! On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Rafael Caetano dos Santos wrote: Is it possible to be a motherboard problem? Mine is a SiS (I forgot the model), with all those PCI, PnP, onboard adapters (sigh). But I guess this bears no problem with respect to serial ports. BTW, I've got a (real) modem running without problems under /dev/ttyS1. Nah, it's probably not the board, I've got one myself and they're crummy but work. And since it is both a problem in X and with gpm, it might be you don't have a link between /dev/modem and /dev/ttyS0. Both X and gpm use /dev/modem out of the box. root:~$ ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/mouse should do it. 'Luck, AP
