Re: [Sheflug] XFree86 4.0

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <nospam [at] sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>]

>>>>> "Will" == Will Newton <will [at] misconception.org.uk> writes:

    Will> (Make sure the "Device" option is set correctly, and turn
    Will> off gpm. It's useless, so that's no big deal)

Not at all, not at all.  It's a great help for communication between
VCs, for example.  It's only useless if you ca^H^Hdon't use text
interfaces.

But it is the obvious problem to look at, since attempts by two
programs to use the same device usually end in tears.  People who like
pointy-clicky kinds of things probably don't use text mode (I mean
VCs, actually) much, so almost surely Will's advice is correct.  (But
don't just shut it off, uninstall it![1]  ;-)

If you wish to use GPM, try setting the X mouse device to
/dev/gpmdata, which simply repeats the raw mouse report stream to
anybody who wants it (usually X).


Footnotes: 
[1]  You probably can't, you've probably got proggys that depend on it
even though they don't use it under X.

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