[gentoo-dev] Problems with gpm, allready asked for help, but no response

[gentoo-dev] Problems with gpm, allready asked for help, but no response

[Miguel S. Filipe]

I'm sending this to both ML, because I allready asked for help on IRC 
and gentoo-user, but nobody could solve the problem.

Problem:

    While booting up gpm gives me some errors and sets some wrong 
protocol, conclusion: mouse get unusable!
This is particulary boring because X listens to a gpm mouse repeater.

If I logon and do: /etc/init.d/gpm restart
mouse gets configuredly correctly, and now I can go to X and login.

So, why is gpm at boot up being wrongly configured if the 
/etc/conf.d/gpm seems to be OK, since we can configure the mouse 
correctly with "/etc/init.d/gpm restart"

Can anyone help me out?
 Is this a bug?
 Is this gpm error/fault, boot alignment/sequence error/fault, kernel 
setup error/fault, gentoo error/fault?

here are the settings in /etc/conf.d/gpm and the error outputed by gpm 
at boot time:

 * Starting 
gpm...                                                        [ ok ]=== 
ERROR ===: 
[/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1740)]:
imps2: PS/2 mouse failed to read id, assuming standard PS/2
=== ERROR ===: 
[/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1740)]:
imps2: PS/2 mouse failed to read id, assuming standard PS/2
=== ERROR ===: 
[/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1746)]:
imps2: PS/2 mouse failed setup, continuing...
=== ERROR ===: 
[/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1746)]:
imps2: PS/2 mouse failed setup, continuing...

--- /etc/conf.d/gpm ---
# Config file for /etc/init.d/gpm

# The type of mouse you have and the device it is connected to

MOUSE=imps2
MOUSEDEV=/dev/mouse


# Extra settings

REPEAT_TYPE=imps2
#RESPONSIVENESS=
#APPEND="-g 1 -A 60"
--cut--

Thanks in Advance

Miguel Sousa Filipe
handle: m3thos
More human than human
(PORTUGAL)

[gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-user] Problems with gpm, allready asked for help, but no response

[Jared H. Hudson]

Are you using a module for ps2 support in the kernel?

-Jared H.

On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Miguel S. Filipe wrote:

> I'm sending this to both ML, because I allready asked for help on IRC 
> and gentoo-user, but nobody could solve the problem.
> 
> Problem:
> 
>     While booting up gpm gives me some errors and sets some wrong 
> protocol, conclusion: mouse get unusable!
> This is particulary boring because X listens to a gpm mouse repeater.
> 
> If I logon and do: /etc/init.d/gpm restart
> mouse gets configuredly correctly, and now I can go to X and login.
> 
> So, why is gpm at boot up being wrongly configured if the 
> /etc/conf.d/gpm seems to be OK, since we can configure the mouse 
> correctly with "/etc/init.d/gpm restart"
> 
> Can anyone help me out?
>  Is this a bug?
>  Is this gpm error/fault, boot alignment/sequence error/fault, kernel 
> setup error/fault, gentoo error/fault?
> 
> here are the settings in /etc/conf.d/gpm and the error outputed by gpm 
> at boot time:
> 
>  * Starting 
> gpm...                                                        [ ok ]=== 
> ERROR ===: 
> [/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1740)]:
> imps2: PS/2 mouse failed to read id, assuming standard PS/2
> === ERROR ===: 
> [/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1740)]:
> imps2: PS/2 mouse failed to read id, assuming standard PS/2
> === ERROR ===: 
> [/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1746)]:
> imps2: PS/2 mouse failed setup, continuing...
> === ERROR ===: 
> [/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1746)]:
> imps2: PS/2 mouse failed setup, continuing...
> 
> --- /etc/conf.d/gpm ---
> # Config file for /etc/init.d/gpm
> 
> # The type of mouse you have and the device it is connected to
> 
> MOUSE=imps2
> MOUSEDEV=/dev/mouse
> 
> 
> # Extra settings
> 
> REPEAT_TYPE=imps2
> #RESPONSIVENESS=
> #APPEND="-g 1 -A 60"
> --cut--
> 
> Thanks in Advance
> 
> Miguel Sousa Filipe
> handle: m3thos
> More human than human
> (PORTUGAL)
> 
> _______________________________________________
> gentoo-user mailing list
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org
> http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-user
> 

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[gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-user] Problems with gpm, allready asked for help, but no response

[Miguel S. Filipe]

Jared H. Hudson wrote:

>Are you using a module for ps2 support in the kernel?
>
>-Jared H.
>
No. just checked it with lsmod

>
>
>On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Miguel S. Filipe wrote:
>
>>I'm sending this to both ML, because I allready asked for help on IRC 
>>and gentoo-user, but nobody could solve the problem.
>>
>>Problem:
>>
>>    While booting up gpm gives me some errors and sets some wrong 
>>protocol, conclusion: mouse get unusable!
>>This is particulary boring because X listens to a gpm mouse repeater.
>>
>>If I logon and do: /etc/init.d/gpm restart
>>mouse gets configuredly correctly, and now I can go to X and login.
>>
>>So, why is gpm at boot up being wrongly configured if the 
>>/etc/conf.d/gpm seems to be OK, since we can configure the mouse 
>>correctly with "/etc/init.d/gpm restart"
>>
>>Can anyone help me out?
>> Is this a bug?
>> Is this gpm error/fault, boot alignment/sequence error/fault, kernel 
>>setup error/fault, gentoo error/fault?
>>
>>here are the settings in /etc/conf.d/gpm and the error outputed by gpm 
>>at boot time:
>>
>> * Starting 
>>gpm...                                                        [ ok ]=== 
>>ERROR ===: 
>>[/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1740)]:
>>imps2: PS/2 mouse failed to read id, assuming standard PS/2
>>=== ERROR ===: 
>>[/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1740)]:
>>imps2: PS/2 mouse failed to read id, assuming standard PS/2
>>=== ERROR ===: 
>>[/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1746)]:
>>imps2: PS/2 mouse failed setup, continuing...
>>=== ERROR ===: 
>>[/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r1/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1746)]:
>>imps2: PS/2 mouse failed setup, continuing...
>>
>>--- /etc/conf.d/gpm ---
>># Config file for /etc/init.d/gpm
>>
>># The type of mouse you have and the device it is connected to
>>
>>MOUSE=imps2
>>MOUSEDEV=/dev/mouse
>>
>>
>># Extra settings
>>
>>REPEAT_TYPE=imps2
>>#RESPONSIVENESS=
>>#APPEND="-g 1 -A 60"
>>--cut--
>>
>>Thanks in Advance
>>
>>Miguel Sousa Filipe
>>handle: m3thos
>>More human than human
>>(PORTUGAL)
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>gentoo-user mailing list
>>gentoo-user@gentoo.org
>>http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-user
>>

Re: [gentoo-dev] Problems with gpm, allready asked for help, but no response

[Bjarke Sørensen]

> here are the settings in /etc/conf.d/gpm and the error outputed by gpm 
> at boot time:

> MOUSE=imps2
> MOUSEDEV=/dev/mouse
> REPEAT_TYPE=imps2
Mine are:

MOUSE=ImPS2
MOUSEDEV=/dev/input/mice

try those. Almost the same, but anyways..


Cheers,
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[gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-user] Problems with gpm, allready asked for help, but no response

[Troy Dack]

Miguel S. Filipe wrote:

>>On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Miguel S. Filipe wrote:
>>
>>>I'm sending this to both ML, because I allready asked for help on IRC
>>>and gentoo-user, but nobody could solve the problem.
>>>
>>>Problem:
>>>
>>>    While booting up gpm gives me some errors and sets some wrong
>>>protocol, conclusion: mouse get unusable!
>>>This is particulary boring because X listens to a gpm mouse repeater.
>>>
>>>If I logon and do: /etc/init.d/gpm restart
>>>mouse gets configuredly correctly, and now I can go to X and login.
>>>
>>>So, why is gpm at boot up being wrongly configured if the
>>>/etc/conf.d/gpm seems to be OK, since we can configure the mouse
>>>correctly with "/etc/init.d/gpm restart"
>>>
>>>Can anyone help me out?
>>> Is this a bug?
>>> Is this gpm error/fault, boot alignment/sequence error/fault, kernel
>>>setup error/fault, gentoo error/fault?
>>>
>>>here are the settings in /etc/conf.d/gpm and the error outputed by gpm
>>>at boot time:
>>>

<snip>

I had similar issues and solved it with these small changes ...

>>>>--- /etc/conf.d/gpm ---
>>># Config file for /etc/init.d/gpm
>>>
>>># The type of mouse you have and the device it is connected to
>>>
>>>MOUSE=imps2

Change to:
MOUSE="imps2"  # note the quotes


>>>MOUSEDEV=/dev/mouse

Change to:

MOUSEDEV="/dev/mouse"  # again, note the quotes

>>>
>>>
>>># Extra settings
>>>
>>>REPEAT_TYPE=imps2

I've got this set to:

REPEAT_TYPE=raw

>>>#RESPONSIVENESS=
>>>#APPEND="-g 1 -A 60"
>>>--cut--

HTH,
        Troy

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