Sorry about posting to the wrong list:
Here's the pointer section:
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "ps/2"
Device "/dev/mouse/"
Emulate 3 buttons
End Section
Everything I've seen on the internet says that these pointing sticks are
to be treated like ps/2 mice. I killed gpm (which was in rc1.d) and tried
running X, unfortunately it told me the server was already running. My
machine is set up to load into X on start-up. Is there anyway in
AfterStep to exit X windows without use of the mouse so I can try running
X again with gpm stopped? Thanks. By the way, the mouse works fine in
console.
Patrick
> patrick,
>
> can you post the "pointer" section of /etc/X11/XF86Config? sounds like
one
> of two things:
>
> 1. protocol section is not correct
> 2. wrong device is being polled.
>
> patrick, kill gpm "/etc/rc2.d/gpm stop" and then start X. if your mouse
> works correctly, the wrong device is being polled.
>
> if the mouse doesn't work correctly, the protocol isn't correct.
>
> pete
>
> ps- i forwarded this email to vox-tech where it belongs. technical
> discussions should go to vox-tech, not vox. thanks!
>
> begin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quote
> >
> > Hey all, at the last installfest Pete helped me put Debian 2.2 on my
> > inherited Toshia 430 CDT. Everything's been working fine, but I
hadn't
> > had a chance to test out X. This evening I loaded X and was surprised
to
> > find that the pointing stick didn't work. The cursor starts in the
middle
> > of the screen and the second I touch the pointing stick, the cursor
jumps
> > to the bottom of the screen, and will only move right to left.
> > Additionally, the cursor jumps in about three steps from the right to
the
> > left of the screen. I closed down the computer and rebooted with a
normal
> > mouse plugged into the PS/2 port on the back of the laptop. The same
> > thing happened. I'm open to any ideas, please let me know what you
guys
> > think. Thanks a lot.
>
