From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net (snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.62]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 674C64829 for ; Sun, 22 Sep 2002 15:43:22 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <3D8E3A0B.5090008@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:45:47 -0500 From: "Bryan W. Headley" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Joel Soete Cc: Derek Engelhaupt , parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Mouse stops working when exiting KDE References: <20020921220317.3256.qmail@web12502.mail.yahoo.com> <3D8D0454.40706@earthlink.net> <3D8DCD8D.8070300@freebel.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Joel Soete wrote: >> I assume you are running the gpm mouse daemon as well. If you tell X >> to use the gpm mouse (/dev/gpmdata), you should be okay. > > > Hmm, long time ago I test this (because that was like this I configure > my i386 boxe) but it did not work. Does it work now on parisc? Last time I checked, it did. Debconf and I have a difference of opinion about it's overwriting XF86Config-4 after I hand-edit it. So and X upgrade arrives, and the config file gets overwritten. :-) >> > with kde ? No, I've seen it with Gnome also, on: alpha, ppc, sparc, and i386. > > Because with the same software config (gdm + xfce + xfree86-4.1) the > same problem occurs on my parisc (b180) and not on my i386 (on which I > also use /dev/psaux as mouse device)? > But, IS gpm running? Both it and the X server are trying to grab events from /dev/psaux... > (sorry (I would be of better help) I never have time to investigate in > more details this problem. And I do not remember exactly if it was > always there or if it appears with a new release of xfree86 or with a > new kernel release? Is some one can refresh my memory?) Seen it on X 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2. So I'd say it's not kernel-related. -- ____ .:. ____ Bryan W. Headley - bwheadley@earthlink.net