GPM

Website unix.schottelius.org/gpm/ is 404-ing.

Trying out new changes
I'm excited to see new changes to gpm! I can't wait to play with them (even if it doesn't compile right away).

I've got a synaptics touch pad that doesn't "scroll" with the version from the ubuntu repo.

gpm doesnt work after shutting down X
gpm works just fine at boot. no problemo. when i start X up it'll even work sometimes when i switch from X to the console. sometimes when i do that however, i get an error that says "== ERROR == /var/tmp/portage/gpm-.1.20.0" (im running gentoo)

when i shut down X, it does that too, but it happens just about everytime (it managed to NOT happen twice). the way i installed gpm was via the portage system built into gentoo. i've posted numerous posts on the message boards asking for help and was even accused in the #gentoo chat that it was MY settings and not the OS. *MY* settints are correct. i have a ps/2 logitech wheel mouse and i've got MOUSE=PS/2 and MOUSEDEV=/dev/psaux

someone said that i could use the -R option to sync X and the gpm server or some such but i didn't quite get it. i read the manpage concerning that but it's a bit over my head.

please help! i've used gpm in other distros with NO problems whatsoever. i rely on it probably way too much. this is really bothering me :(

thanks!

ryan

Updated?!
Oh my gosh! I remember building a Linux from scratch and having to get a howto to fix the compile problem. I can't belive after all this time the project has actually been updated. Awesome! Feel the power of the console!

Re: Curses!
Hrm.. I was trying to write a small ncurses program
that had mouse support and I wasn't linking against
libgpm but I took your advice and linked against it.
Still, mouse support only works in X :( Do you have
any other ideas? ...I guess the mailing list
isn't such a bad idea. :)

> I'm not sure what you mean, but AFAIK
> the application must support and be
> linked against libgpm for mouse support
> on Linux console. A few applications
> from Slackware 8.0 support it, Midnight
> Commander one of them. And forget it if
> you're using GNU screen since it's not
> supported (yet). BTW, you can recompile
> ncurses with libgpm support to have
> mouse support with Lynx on console. And
> yes, they work with XFree86.
>
> Anyway, I'm just an user, and gpm is a
> must. I recommend you write to the
> mailing-list instead. They know
> everything and can really help you (the
> mailing-list is open).