* [gentoo-user] Garmin gps acting as a mouse!!!
@ 2007-07-22 21:42 Ted Ozolins
2007-07-22 22:32 ` b.n.
2007-07-23 0:43 ` Stroller
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From: Ted Ozolins @ 2007-07-22 21:42 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Just acquired an etrex gps. The unit comes with a serial cable . When I
plug in the cable to the latest stable gentoo machine, the signals are
(seem) to be interpreted as that for the system mouse. The mouse
pointer flies all over the screen, opening and closing programs all over
the place. Does anyone know why the serial port would be interpreted as
a mouse input? How do I correct this? Any hints, pointers greatly
appreciated.
TNX
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Garmin gps acting as a mouse!!!
2007-07-22 21:42 [gentoo-user] Garmin gps acting as a mouse!!! Ted Ozolins
@ 2007-07-22 22:32 ` b.n.
2007-07-23 0:43 ` Stroller
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From: b.n. @ 2007-07-22 22:32 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Ted Ozolins ha scritto:
> Just acquired an etrex gps. The unit comes with a serial cable . When I
> plug in the cable to the latest stable gentoo machine, the signals are
> (seem) to be interpreted as that for the system mouse. The mouse
> pointer flies all over the screen, opening and closing programs all over
> the place. Does anyone know why the serial port would be interpreted as
> a mouse input? How do I correct this? Any hints, pointers greatly
> appreciated.
Once upon a time, serial mice were quite common.
Why is your GPS automagically recognized as a mouse, it's another story...
m.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Garmin gps acting as a mouse!!!
2007-07-22 21:42 [gentoo-user] Garmin gps acting as a mouse!!! Ted Ozolins
2007-07-22 22:32 ` b.n.
@ 2007-07-23 0:43 ` Stroller
2007-07-23 2:45 ` Ted Ozolins
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From: Stroller @ 2007-07-23 0:43 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 22 Jul 2007, at 22:42, Ted Ozolins wrote:
> Just acquired an etrex gps. The unit comes with a serial cable .
> When I
> plug in the cable to the latest stable gentoo machine, the signals are
> (seem) to be interpreted as that for the system mouse. The mouse
> pointer flies all over the screen, opening and closing programs all
> over
> the place. Does anyone know why the serial port would be
> interpreted as
> a mouse input? How do I correct this? Any hints, pointers greatly
> appreciated.
I assume you're using X11 & KDE or Gnome or something like this.
What does your xorg.conf say, please?
I'm thinking specifically of the mouse section, but you might as well
post the lot to be sure.
Also, is anything written to /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog
when you plug the GPS in?
Stroller.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Garmin gps acting as a mouse!!!
2007-07-23 0:43 ` Stroller
@ 2007-07-23 2:45 ` Ted Ozolins
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From: Ted Ozolins @ 2007-07-23 2:45 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Stroller wrote:
>
> I assume you're using X11 & KDE or Gnome or something like this.
>
> What does your xorg.conf say, please?
> I'm thinking specifically of the mouse section, but you might as well
> post the lot to be sure.
>
> Also, is anything written to /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog
> when you plug the GPS in?
>
> Stroller.
>
Thanks Stroller, xorg.conf was the culprit. There was a section for
serial mouse, removing that solved the prob.
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