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Re: [TCLUG:20409] How to break sartup



Perry Hoekstra wrote:
> I seem to have somehow horked up my mouse.  If I used /dev/psaux in
> XF86Config, the mouse pointer just sits there, no movement.  If I use
> /dev/mouse, then the mouse flies around almost at random.
> 
> I did a ps-ef and saw /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/psaux -t ps2 -Rms3
> 
> So I know the mouse interface manager is up.  How would I know if I have
> started a process that is interfering with gpm?

That -Rma3 means its repeating MS 3 button Serial protocol on
/dev/gpmdata, which I'll bet /dev/mouse is/was linked to. Sounds like X
wasn't set up for that protocol. Your distrib is doing some weird ass
thing with gpm by default...