[BRLTTY] GPM open error: Inappropriate ioctl for device

[Dave Mielke]

[quoted lines by Keith Wessel on 2007/08/22 at 09:14 -0500]

>I started gpm, but no luck with the log messages going away. I restarted
>brltty to see if that made a difference, and no dice there, either. Still
>getting the log messages every five seconds or so in /var/log/messages.

That's very odd. Did you check your syslog to ensure that gpm really is
running, i.e. that it really stayed up after having been started?

>The Windo follows pointer option was already switched off in my brltty
>config.

If you're using an older release of brltty then you should also ensure that
"Pointer Follows Window" is off.

If you're willing to build your own brltty then you could always configure it
with --disable-gpm-support.

>So, am I just waiting for another release of gpm? 

Yes, and no. While the new gpm release (whenever it comes out) should resolve
the problem, you shouldn't be encountering it anyway if gpm really is running. 
That's why I'd like to be really sure that it is running.

Also, which release of brltty are you using?

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