VMware mouse problem

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Author: JoseCastillojcastil1@excite.com
Date:  
Subject: VMware mouse problem
I use a kensington mouse with a wheel. Under RedHat, I set it up as a PS/2 3
button mouse and it works fine.
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 02:07:23 -0700,
wrote:

> Hello all! I've been trying to setup something at work to showoff
> Linux to some people, and additionally I wanted to check out Storm
> 2k. Since I was unable to appropriate a separate box, I grabbed the
> 30 day trial of VMware for NT and set it up on my work box, then
> installed Storm Linux 2k, and then installed the appropriate tools.
>
> My problem comes in with how my mouse is set up. Mouse is a MS
> Intellimouse with middle finger wheel. Symptom is that mouse movements
> in X are extrememly erratic, going to the bottom of the screen and
> flicking around wildly with slight mouse movements. The setup program
> built XF86Config initially tried to use a normal ps/2 mouse for the
> protocol and "/dev/gpmdata" for the device. I've tried various
> permutations of this and "imwheel", I've tried varying baud rates,
> changing the device to point directly at /dev/psaux, etc. I've run out
> of ideas. Anyone else see these symptoms and have any ideas? Thanks!
>
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