urgent help, mouse not working suddenly

From: * Tong * (sun_tong_at_users.sourceforge.net)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:47:20 GMT

hi,

I didn't change anything in my XF86config-4 file. After rebooting, my
mouse doesn't work in X any more.

Currently, my mouse setting is the same in gpm and X, i.e., device is
/dev/psaux, and protocol is ps/2. However, console mouse works fine
whereas X mouse doesn't work. and there is an extended delay starting and
switching to X. Moreover, after startx the gpm mouse is destroyed.

I thought the reason *might* because I just installed gpm -- the console
mouse support. But I was wrong. I've stopped/uninstalled gpm before
starting X, and even force reinstall xfree86-common and xfree86-server
packages. But nothing helped. I've exhausted my options.

I did noticed the effect after gpm was installed -- the /dev/mouse points
to a gpm related name pipe (I believe), I pointed it back to /dev/psaux,
but it didn't work.

Please help. I can barely do anything under X without a mouse.

Thanks a lot 

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