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and changed the "type=" line to "type=imps2" (and saved the change, of course).
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and changed the "type=" line to "type=imps2" (and saved the change, of course). BTW, "type=fuimps2" also worked, but I am going with "type=imps2" for now.
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The last thing I had to do was restart gpm: /etc/init.d/gpm restartVoila, problem solved. |
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The last thing I had to do was restart gpm: /etc/init.d/gpm restartVoila, problem solved. Now to remember how to fix the X problem ... |
| <<O>> Difference Topic CrazyMouseSyndrome (r1.2 - 26 Oct 2003 - Main.rarchibald) |
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No, Crazy Mouse was not an obscure Sioux cheiftan of the late 1800's who had an uncontrollable drive to bite every cheese-like object he saw and thus had a medical syndrome after him.
Applicability WarningThis article is based on a Debian Woody install, and the specifics may or may not apply to your distro / installation. I.E. YMMV & caveat emptor. |
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| < < | What we are talking about is the problem of a lunatic mouse that scoots uncontrollably around the screen high lighting everything in sight. It can happen in a console or an X-window. Here is how I solved the problem on a fresh Debian install recently: |
| > > | We are talking a lunatic mouse that scoots uncontrollably around the screen highlighting everything in sight. It can happen in a console or an X-window. Here is how I solved the problem on a fresh Debian install recently: |
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The Console SolutionThe key is to get the right type into the mouse configuration file. Forgpm on Debian, this is in /etc/gpm.conf, the line is, guess what, "type=". There are 3 ways to make the change: my favorite editor, your favorite editor, & running gpmconfig. However, there is no point in trying to make a change if you don't know what to change to. Enter the gpm -t help command, actually I recommend gpm -t help | less -- there is a lot more than 25 lines of output.
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Applicability WarningThis article is based on a Debian Woody (3.0 R1) install, and the specifics may or may not apply to your distro / installation. I.E. YMMV & caveat emptor. Furthermore, we have observed the problem only in Debian. |
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| < < | So I ran gpm -t help | less -S~# 12 (read the less man page, it's very instructive), and decided that "imps2" looked promising. Then I fired up mcedit (my favorite editor) - mcedit /etc/gpm.conf - and changed the "type=" line to "type=imps2" (and saved the change). The last thing I had to do was restart gpm: /etc/init.d/gpm restart. Voila, problem solved. |
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The Console SolutionThe key is to get the righttype into the mouse configuration file. For gpm on Debian, this is in
/etc/gpm.confthe line is, guess what, "type=". There are 3 ways to make the change:
gpm -t help (see less for dealing w/ the output)will show the available types. I have a generic wheel mouse and decided that "imps2" looked promising. Then I fired up mcedit /etc/gpm.confand changed the "type=" line to "type=imps2" (and saved the change, of course).
The last thing I had to do was restart gpm: /etc/init.d/gpm restartVoila, problem solved. Noteslessgpm -t help produces a lot more than 25 lines of output, so I recommend
To Do: Add X solution, continue better formatting, standardize code formatting conventions -- suggestions welcome |
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-- Rick Archibald - 25 Oct 2003 © f.a.archibald.iii 2003 |
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"Crazy Mouse" SyndromeNo, Crazy Mouse was not an obscure Sioux cheiftan of the late 1800's who had an uncontrollable drive to bite every cheese-like object he saw and thus had a medical syndrome after him.Applicability WarningThis article is based on a Debian Woody install, and the specifics may or may not apply to your distro / installation. I.E. YMMV & caveat emptor.The ProblemWhat we are talking about is the problem of a lunatic mouse that scoots uncontrollably around the screen high lighting everything in sight. It can happen in a console or an X-window. Here is how I solved the problem on a fresh Debian install recently:The Console SolutionThe key is to get the right type into the mouse configuration file. Forgpm on Debian, this is in /etc/gpm.conf, the line is, guess what, "type=". There are 3 ways to make the change: my favorite editor, your favorite editor, & running gpmconfig. However, there is no point in trying to make a change if you don't know what to change to. Enter the gpm -t help command, actually I recommend gpm -t help | less -- there is a lot more than 25 lines of output.
So I ran gpm -t help | less -S~# 12 (read the less man page, it's very instructive), and decided that "imps2" looked promising. Then I fired up mcedit (my favorite editor) - mcedit /etc/gpm.conf - and changed the "type=" line to "type=imps2" (and saved the change). The last thing I had to do was restart gpm: /etc/init.d/gpm restart. Voila, problem solved.
ToDo?: Add X solution, format better
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