Bug 12743 – gpm 1.20.0 crashes while trying to start a ps/2 MS wheel mouse.

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

[Description Miguel Sousa Filipe 2002-12-26 13:23:21 UTC]

Due to problems in my web browser I cannot paste the error message here, instead
i'll attach the error message in a file.. .

Also.. this error only happens the first time I try to load the mouse, if I kill
gpm and try to load it again.. it succeeds.
So I also attach my gpm-init script that I run to make the mouse work! :-p
this really is a strange bug I guess.

Informations about the system:
Tyan TigerMP motherboard (s2460)
Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.2A ps/2
bios version 1.4
.. I think these are hardware specs are the only ones of possible interest.

(older versions of gpm did have the same problem)

[Comment 1 Miguel Sousa Filipe 2002-12-26 13:26:17 UTC]

Created attachment 6750 [details]
error while trying to load ps/2 intellimouse,

command line options:
gpm -t imsp2 -Rimps2 -m /dev/misc/psaux

[Comment 2 Miguel Sousa Filipe 2002-12-26 13:29:17 UTC]

Created attachment 6751 [details]
gpm init script run by /etc/conf.d/local.start

This is the lame script that I use to start my mouse! (to circunvent the
problem)

[Comment 3 Michael M Nazaroff (RETIRED) 2003-01-16 00:07:11 UTC]

Is this still a issue with the newest patched version of gpm?

[Comment 4 Michael M Nazaroff (RETIRED) 2003-02-18 23:50:50 UTC]

Seems that this has become a none issue .. please report if there is still problems

Michael Nazaroff