Turning off GPM as a service seams to have fixed the problem. I remember when the updates from Red Hat Network ran that GPM was one of the things updated. I would guess it's a problem with the this laptop rather then with the GPM code. I really don't need GPM much I don't use the mouse in the console. Sam. Johnny Fulcrum wrote: > On Wed, 19 May 2004 07:44:24 -0600, Sam MacDonald <smac at visi.com> wrote: > >> After installing Fedora Core 1 on a Compaq Armada M700 I'm getting >> an odd mouse thing. >> >> When the system boots it starts the "USB" mouse and keyboard. I have >> a PS/2 mouse plugged in to the machine (track points are nice >> but...) Three times now I've run "startx" (after restarts or halts) >> and the mouse wont run. > > > Are you saying the PS/2 mouse work after boot and then not work after > restarts? > > What's in your XF86Config for your pointer device? should be > something like: > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse0" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" > Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > > >> I "ctrl+alt+del & alt+l" to exit X windows. >> I run "gpm" (it tells me it's already running) then "startx" and the >> mouse works. >> >> Is this something I should report to Fedora? >> >> I'm thinking of updating the BIOS of the machine if a USB bug exists. >> I still have to check the >> Compaq/HP site. >> >> Sam. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org >> Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org > Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list