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From: Nathan Dorfman <nathan@senate.org>
Subject: Re: moused and X
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Brian Somers wrote:
> 
> In article <EB01rn.87H@nonexistent.com>,
>         Nathan Dorfman <nathan@senate.org> writes:
> > This is a question that probably comes up quite often ... is it possible
> > to have moused and X work simultaneously? I remember gpm had no problems
> > running with X under Linux, if you were using a serial mouse.
> 
> There's a section in either the FAQ or the handbook (or both).
> 
> You need to use the virtual "sysmouse" device and the mousesystems
> protocol in X.
> 
> --
> Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
>       <http://www.awfulhak.org>
> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !

Actually I put /dev/sysmouse in XF86Config and then moused worked,
but when I started X, the pointer was magnetically attracted to topleft.
Perhaps I tried it wrong, and need to do /dev/cuaa0 in XF86Config, and
sysmouse in moused. Will try.
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