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WickedLittleSlaveBoy · 07-08-2001, 04:32 PM

the "-m /dev/mouse" arguement is redundant, since GPM assumes you're using /dev/mouse by default, so you can leave that part out. and you don't have an arguement for the -R flag, it will take any arguement that -t will. run "gpm -t help" to see the choices. and, what is the "/dev/gpmdata" doing in there?

try changing it to:

gpm -R $arguement -t $arguement

try raw for the arguement....another question, why did you change to ps2, when imps2 was working? which mouse are we dealing with?

another thing, I updated my gpm package to the version that ships with 8.0 and I'm having some of the same issues with one of the new Intellimouses....so, maybe you might want to see how it works with gpm disabled altogether before you start hacking on it.

wait, did you say KDE was working with the modifications?

ok, on to booting your system...lilo can take several different arguements to get you into single user mode....try running "linux single" from the LILO: prompt....

or if all else fails:

linux init=/bin/bash

again, from the LILO prompt. nothing will be loaded on this command, and only your / filesystem will be accessible.

07-08-2001, 04:32 PM	#4
WickedLittleSlaveBoy Registered User Join Date: Mar 1999 Posts: 355	the "-m /dev/mouse" arguement is redundant, since GPM assumes you're using /dev/mouse by default, so you can leave that part out. and you don't have an arguement for the -R flag, it will take any arguement that -t will. run "gpm -t help" to see the choices. and, what is the "/dev/gpmdata" doing in there? try changing it to: gpm -R $arguement -t $arguement try raw for the arguement....another question, why did you change to ps2, when imps2 was working? which mouse are we dealing with? another thing, I updated my gpm package to the version that ships with 8.0 and I'm having some of the same issues with one of the new Intellimouses....so, maybe you might want to see how it works with gpm disabled altogether before you start hacking on it. wait, did you say KDE was working with the modifications? ok, on to booting your system...lilo can take several different arguements to get you into single user mode....try running "linux single" from the LILO: prompt.... or if all else fails: linux init=/bin/bash again, from the LILO prompt. nothing will be loaded on this command, and only your / filesystem will be accessible.