Re: Mouse problem in XWindows -Reply

[SWAPS <swaps@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 > > Another problem i regularly face is when switching from console mode
> > to X mode using Ctrl-Alt-F7.
> > If i move my mouse quickly after switching, the X server crashes with
> > the mesg -  device or resource busy...
> > 
> 
> That is probably because gpm is trying to use the same device /dev/cua?
> with the X server. Remember, the /dev/cua? devices can be opened by
> multiple processes, but not the /dev/ttyS? ones.
> 
If I remember correctly I read it in a mailing list that the new modular Input
Device Driver should solve this problem. Right now it is in 2.3.x series
kernel.

- -swaps

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