Re: [TCLUG:17576] gpm?

[Jacqueline Urick <jacque@opencitizen.com>]

> >
> > 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...
> 
In my case its a ps/2 but additionaly, I have a laptop with a
touchpad...which is treated like a ps/2 device. I usually use an
external ps/2 mouse, since I can have 3 buttons that way.  This happened
last time I installed debian on tower system too (also with a ps/2 mouse).

Everything works fine once I stop gpm b4 I startx. I can't remember what
I did last time to make that happen tho. (Have gpm not start on boot,
that is). 

thanks

~j