Mouse not working until second login

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 08:51:44PM -0400, Slack Rat wrote:
> My mouse if finicky too -  It's happened on every box I've had so in
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local put:

Would probably be /etc/rc.local on ubuntu.

> killall gpm
> /usr/sbin/gpm -R msc -m /dev/mouse -t imps2 -S ""

Wouldn't /etc/init.d/gpm restart do that same thing except actually use
the config you have already done on the system?  This method seems clumsy.

Of course on most systems these days X uses /dev/input/mice and not
GPM repeater mode, so I am not sure why restarting gpm would make
a difference.  Doesn't mean it won't though (it might still reset the
mouse somehow).

> Drop the  -S "" if you don't want any fancy reboots or other slectable
> effects. If you hold leftbutton down and click the rightbutton three
> times you can reboot - it's better than hitting the power switch when
> all else fails.

What's wrong with the acpi shutdown event the power button generates?

Neat feature though.  I don't think I have looked what new features gpm
has added in years.

> You might want to turn the above into a script if you habitually
> encounter recalcitrant rodents.

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