Jim Crumley wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 04:31:15AM -0500, Perry Hoekstra wrote: > > > > Dave Sherohman wrote: > > >Try Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to a text console from the xdm login screen. (Or from > > >anywhere else in X.) > > > > Thank you. > > > > I seem to have somehow horked up my mouse. If I used /dev/psaux in > > XF86Config, the mouse pointer just sits there, no movement. If I use > > /dev/mouse, then the mouse flies around almost at random. > > > > I did a ps-ef and saw /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/psaux -t ps2 -Rms3 > > > > So I know the mouse interface manager is up. How would I know if I have > > started a process that is interfering with gpm? > > You might want to uninstall gpm (dpkg -r gpm). You are supposed > to be able to run gpm and X with your mouse at the same time, but > I've had problems with it before. And if you don't use your > mouse in virtual consoles (I don't), then you don't need gpm. That did it, I am back in business. I thank you sir! -- Perry Hoekstra E-Commerce Architect Talent Software Services dutchman at mn.uswest.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org