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Re: Executor-SVGA (Linux) mouse problem



On Sat, 25 Nov 1995, Mat Hostetter <mat@ardi.com> wrote:

> >>>>> "Michele" == Michele Marziani <marziani@vaxfe.fe.infn.it> writes:
> 
>     Michele> One of them has an 1.2.13 kernel (yes, I applied the
>     Michele> ardi_kernel_1.2.13.patch) with a Logitech busmouse on
>     Michele> IRQ2 (=IRQ9).  When I run executor-svga the mouse pointer
>     Michele> flashes, jumping around the upper left corner of the
>     Michele> screen. Fundamentally it doesn't move from the upper left
>     Michele> corner and I'm even unable to open the executor File
>     Michele> menu.
> 
> The 1.2.13 patch is required for the mouse to function properly under
> Executor/svgalib.  I have not heard of anyone else with your problem
> after applying our patch, so I don't know what to say.
> 
> Does the "mousetest" that comes with svgalib work?

Mat, thanks a lot for pointing me in the right direction!

Of course mousetest didn't work. So I quickly discovered I hadn't 
modified my libvga.config for the proper mouse protocol (bus mouse).
It worked fine after fixing it. So did executor-svga.

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