Das GPM-Paket stellt die Unterstützung für eine Maus auf der Console zur Verfügung.
Das Menü im Setup-Programm ist wie folgt aufgebaut:
| x. | System administration |
| x. | Hardware administration |
| x. | GPM console mouse administration |
| 1. | View documentation | |||
| 2. | Edit configuration | |||
| 3. | Advanced configuration file handling | |||
| 4. | Show status | |||
| 5. | Stop service | |||
| 6. | Start service |
Die Konfiguration wird über den Menüpunkt „Edit configuration“ geändert.
In der Konfigurationsdatei, welche über das Menü zugänglich ist,
sind folgende Parameter vorhanden; wer sie von Hand editieren will,
findet sie unter
/etc/config.d/gpm
Gültige Werte: yes, no
Standardeinstellung: START_GPM='no'
Gültige Werte: /dev/input/mice, /dev/psaux
Standardeinstellung: GPM_MOUSE_DEVICE='/dev/input/mice'
Gültige Werte: exps2, imps2, ms, ...
| acecad | Acecad tablet absolute mode(Sumagrapics MM-Series mode) | ||
| bare | Unadorned ms protocol. Needed with some 2-buttons mice | ||
| bm | Microsoft busmice and compatible devices | ||
| brw | Fellowes Browser - 4 buttons (and a wheel) (dual protocol?) | ||
| cal | Calcomp UltraSlate | ||
| calr | Calcomp UltraSlate - relative mode | ||
| etouch | EloTouch touch-screens (only button-1 events by now) | ||
| evdev | Linux Event Device | ||
| exps2 | IntelliMouse Explorer (ps2) - 3 buttons wheel unused | ||
| js | Joystick mouse emulation | ||
| genitizer | Genitizer tablet in relative mode | ||
| gunze | Gunze touch-screens (only button-1 events by now) | ||
| imps2 | Microsoft Intellimouse (ps2)-autodetect 2/3 buttons wheel unused | ||
| logi | Used in some Logitech devices (only serial) | ||
| logim | Turn logitech into Mouse-Systems-Compatible | ||
| mm | MM series. Probably an old protocol | ||
| mman | The 'MouseMan' and similar devices | ||
| ms | The original ms protocol with a middle-button extension | ||
| ms3 | Microsoft Intellimouse (serial) - 3 buttons wheel unused | ||
| ms+ | Like 'ms' but allows dragging with the middle button | ||
| ms+lr | 'ms+' but you can reset m by pressing lr (see man page) | ||
| msc | Mouse-Systems-Compatible (5bytes). Most 3-button mice | ||
| mtouch | MicroTouch touch-screens (only button-1 events by now) | ||
| ncr | Ncr3125pen found on some laptops | ||
| netmouse | Genius NetMouse (ps2) - 2 buttons and 2 buttons 'up'/'down' | ||
| pnp | Plug and pray. New mice may not run with '-t ms' | ||
| ps2 | Busmice of the ps/2 series. Most busmice actually | ||
| sun | 'msc' protocol but only 3 bytes per packet | ||
| summa | Summagraphics or Genius tablet absolute mode(MM-Series) | ||
| syn | The 'Synaptics' serial TouchPad | ||
| synps2 | The 'Synaptics' PS/2 TouchPad | ||
| twid | Twidddler keyboard | ||
| sxxxaa | The DEC VSXXX-AA/GA serial mouse on DEC workstations | ||
| wacom | Wacom Protocol IV Tablets: Pen+Mouse relative+absolute mode | ||
| wp | Genius WizardPad tablet |
Standardeinstellung: GPM_MOUSE_TYPE='imps2'
Gültige Werte: Optionen für das jeweilige Mausmodell
Standardeinstellung: GPM_PARAM=''