Re: 2.2.x access to /dev/mouse or psaux occasionally locks

From: Brian May (bam@snoopy.apana.org.au)
Date: Wed Feb 16 2000 - 01:14:17 EST

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    >>>>> "john" == john <jstultz@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

        john> It seems that when I swap to the console, X closes
        john> /dev/mouse and gpm opens it. Occasionally it seems that gpm
        john> hangs while accessing /dev/mouse and will not let go until
        john> it is killed. If I'm swapping from the console to X, the
        john> reverse happens and occasionally X gets locked up on
        john> accessing /dev/mouse, and won't let go until I briefly run
        john> the second copy of X which then grabs and releases the
        john> mouse. I've stopped using gpm, and so far I've not lost the
        john> keyboard and mouse switching to a console from X (however, I
        john> still occasionally lose it going into X).

    Use the gpm -R parameter (ie set it up as a repeater), and tell X to
    use /dev/gpmdata.

    FYI, your message is really off-topic here I think... 

    -- 
Brian May <bam@snoopy.apana.org.au>

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