what does /dev/mouse point to? try /dev/ttySX if your mouse is a serial
version, or /dev/psaux for a ps/2 one.
If killing gpm before starting X works (/etc/init.d/gpm stop) then try
using /dev/gpmdata for your device instead of /dev/mouse
scott
Logan wrote:
>Hello Everyone,
>
> I just switched from SuSE to Debian stable on my home box. I have
>a mouse problem driving me crazy. GPM works perfectly and my middle
>button allows me to paste normally in the console. I installed X11 and
>no matter what configuration I use in my "Pointer" Section of
>XF86Config, my mouse (a Logitech 3 button) uses "emulate 3 buttons" or,
>otherwise, any other option makes my pointer just go insane. The only
>useable configuration for me in XF86Config is as follows:
>
>Section "Pointer"
> Protocol "Microsoft"
> Device "/dev/mouse"
> Emulate3Buttons
>EndSection
>
> If I turn off the Emulate3Buttons, I have an excellent two button
>mouse which actually has three! Heh. And no more paste ability.
> Can someone tell me or point me to a way to fix this? Searching
>Google with "3 button mouse Linux Debian" (and other variations of the
>aforementioned search) yield a multitude of useless answers.
> Due to a lack of finger coordination and just because I prefer to
>click the middle button than two simultaneously, any help will be
>appreciated. Other details, but I don't think they will matter are:
>
>I am using Sawfish with Gnome. But this shouldn't affect my pointer.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Logan
>
>P.S. Another note, after using almost every other distro of Linux,
>since 1995, I have to quote the movie, "Hellraiser II," in regard to
>trying out Debian, for which I had some kind of bizarre, primal fear of
>switching to after reading too many articles mentioning how difficult
>Debian is to install...which only takes about two hours (combining
>download [I think actually took an actual 18 minutes] and reading
>dselect for the first time [I read almost all of the packages
>available]) with a cable modem...anyway, the quote from the movie, "I
>cannot believe I hesitated..." I wasted more time trying to figure out
>the above mouse problem than installing!
>
>
>
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