Re: [TCLUG:17576] gpm?

[Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org>]

David Wood wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 12 May 2000, Jacqueline Urick wrote:
> 
> > I guess I should have mentioned it was a debian box...
> >
> > :o)
> >
> > ~j
> 
> That makes me wonder why sometimes one can run gpm and X at the same time,
> but others, you cant.  Take for example, slackware 3.4, 4.0, and 7.0... In
> 3.4, you cant, in 4.0, you cant, but all others (7.0 included), you can.
> 
> Quite odd.  I wonder if gpm can optionally leave /dev/mouse unlocked.

Is it a bus mouse or what? I've never had a problem with PS/2 or serial,
ever. I've run various slackware versions from 3.2 to 3.6 and RedHat
5.2-6.2...