Re: [TCLUG:22015] Dead Mouse

[jack@jacku.com]

One situation I used to run into with older versions of Slack was if gsm was running for console mouse support it screwed up the mouse in X. From a console prompt issue:

ps ax | grep gsm

If you see a gsm running, kill the process and see if your mouse comes back.

On Tue, 03 October 2000, "Stephen B Knewtson" wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I recently installed Slackware 7.1 on an HP Pavilion.  I ran the x86fconfig program to set up the video and tried startx.
> GNOME came up ok but the mouse doesn't work.  I don't really know where to start.  What things should I be checking for?
> What's the best way to go about isolating the problem?  
> 
> thanks,
> stephen

Jack Ungerleider - The Ungerleider Group
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