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Mouse administration

Testing a mouse


NOTE: Pseudo-ttys must be installed on the system in order to use usemouse(1). See pseudo(1).

  1. Log in as root in multiuser mode on the terminal you wish to test.

  2. Enter the following at the system prompt:

    usemouse -t vi -c "view /etc/termcap"

  3. Observe the cursor as you move the mouse. The cursor should move as the mouse moves.

    Pressing the mouse buttons should provide the following results:


    NOTE: If you are using a two button mouse, pressing both buttons at once emulates the middle button.

  4. To stop the usemouse utility, press <Esc>, then enter :q! and press <Enter>.


    NOTE: Because usemouse starts a new shell when executed, it is important to exit this shell before starting a graphical application.

If usemouse does not produce the cursor behavior described here, or you see the following error messages, your mouse is not installed correctly.
   Open event driver failed:: No such file or directory Open
   event driver failed:: Not enough space...giving up
To fix the problem:
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