nanogui: Gpm problems
Subject:
Re: Gpm problems
From:
Alessandro Rubini ####@####.####
Date:
3 May 2001 21:32:25 -0000
Message-Id: <20010503233222.A30112@morgana.systemy.it>
> I was wondering if anyone here might have the answer, an hour long search on
> the net didn't help.
>
> on my development platform I start gpm with the following.
>
> gpm -R -t ps2
>
> for nano-x to use the mouse. everything works dandy.
good.
> on my target platform I have gpm compiled statically and start it with the
> same statement.
>
> I have /dev/mouse symlinked to /dev/psaux same as the devel station.
>
> gpm will not stay running as a daemon.
Sorry, what does that mean? Could you please be more detailed in the symptoms
and possibly support your description with an "strace" of the run (possibly
offlist if long)?
> if I start it like this...
>
> gpm -D -R -t ps2& it runs fine. but starting it that way in my rc.d
> scripts will not work,
Since with -D it doesn't demonize, you must add an "&" at the end in
order to run it in the background. I don't if this is the problem, though.
> anyone have an idea why?
Not at all, but knowing more information may be useful:
- what is the target platform and the host platform (uname -a) ?
- what version is gpm on both platforms (gpm -v) ?
- what are the exact symptoms of "non-working", with and w/o "-D" ?
/alessandro, no-more-maintainer of gpm
