[plug] The mouse and X

[Robert Davies]

On Tue, 28 May 2002, Andre Thomas wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am having a disagreement with setting up Debian Potato with a GUI; in
> particular getting the mouse to work.
>
> Basically, no matter what option I try (PS/2 or Intellimouse) with the two
> mice I have here (a MS Intellimouse and a MS Trekker) I get pshycotic
> behaviour from the mouse.

In your /etc/X11/XF86config check that the Section "Inputdevice" has
option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" for Intellimouse and PS/2 for PS/2 as 4.2 for
some unknown reason has INTELLIMOUSE or something for protocol.

>
> A Ctrl-Alt-BckSpc back to the console shows the error:
>
> Warning:  /dev/mouse unable to get status of mouse fd (Inappropriate ioctl
> for device)
>
It is just telling you it cannot understand device.
>
> /dev/mouse is a symlink to /dev/psaux ...is this totally incorrect??

No this is correct as long as you have PS/2 connection and mouse using
it; mouse is not USB?

> Further to this, I noticed there was also above that:
>
> System: '/usr.X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 -R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb -xkm
> -m us -em1 "The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:" -emp"> "
> -eml "Errors from xkb are not fatal to the X server" keymap/xfree86
> compiled/xfree86.xkm'

You have tried to invoke a keyboard layout or language, just go for
defaults until you get XFree86 sorted.

> Doesnt look friendly, even if it isn't fatal.
>
>
> Cheers,
> -Andre.

ciao

Rob Davies
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