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[Ian Scott <mriscott AT yahoo.co.uk>]

> >
> > Has anyone else tried installing gpm (console mouse) 
> > under bl3?
> 
> No, I use X for things that need mousing.  
> 
> > I have tried both grabbing the version from bl1 
> 
> That should work if you got all necessary files.
> 
> > and downloading from slackware,
> 
> >From Slackware 4.0?  That should work too (if you did
> a full installation of the package).

Yep - slackware 4.0 - tried full install and got the same problem as the bl1 
version.
> 
> > and it both cases is doesn't work (I get some response 
> > to my mouse, but nothing like enough).
> 
> If you are getting some response from gpm then it probably 
> installed OK.  Your problem sounds like a hardware issue.
> What is your exact command for starting gpm?
> 

gpm -t ps2

This worked fine on bl1, but fails on bl3

> > I am using a PS2 mouse, /dev/mouse points to /dev/psaux, 
> > and I used -t ps2 when starting gpm.  
> 
> You might want to try some other options (eg -a -d -r).
> See 'man gpm'

I will have a look, but I thought those options only changed responsiveness,
speed, etc - so won't help if it doesn't work to start with.

> 
> > My mouse works fine under x.
> 
> Xvesa has built-in routines for identifying mice.  With
> gpm you have to identify the mouse yourself and tell gpm.
> I don't suppose you know whether that particular mouse 
> runs OK under gpm in BL1?  That might tell us something.

It runs fine under gpm and BL1, and in other linux flavours I have used 
(debian, suse)

> 
> > In bl1, I needed a ps.o to get ps2 working. Is there a 
> > similar module needed for bl3?
> 
> No, the BL3 kernel has built-in support for ps2 mice.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steven
> 

Thanks

Ian