[Pkg-gpm-devel] Bug#307638: gpm: upgrading from 1.19.6-12 to 1.19.6-19 mouse doesn't work in X

[Eric Van Buggenhaut]

On Thu, May 05, 2005 at 01:32 -0500, Peter Samuelson wrote:
> 
> [Eric Van Buggenhaut]
> > My mouse works perfectly both in console and under X with 1.19.6-12
> > but when I upgrade to 1.19.6-19, I can't move the pointer under
> > X. Still it works perfectly in console and the pointer appears in X.
> 
> This is puzzling.  Just to confirm: in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, in the
> InputDevice section for "Configured Mouse" or similar - are you using
> these settings?
> 
> 	Option "Device" "/dev/gpmdata"
> 	Option "Protocol" "Intellimouse"
> 
> If not, please report what you *are* using there.

# Identifier and driver

    Identifier  "Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
    #Option "Protocol"   "ImPS/2"
    Option "Protocol"   "auto"
    Option "ZAxisMapping"   "4 5"
    Option "Device"     "/dev/psaux"
    #Option "Device"     "/dev/gpmdata"


> 
> The other thing to check, if possible - did gpm 1.19.6-19 pick up your
> /etc/gpm.conf settings and write them back correctly? 

No, it didn't. More specifically, it added 2 lines:

repeat_type=ms3
append=''

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Eric VAN BUGGENHAUT
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