[gpm] GPM usage question

[bill moon]

Please forgive the newbie type question and if I am on the wrong list 
please direct me to an appropriate one. I can't get gpm to work. My 
linux system is Debian 3.0 i386 and I got gpm v. 1.19.6.12 from the 
Debian distribution. My mouse says Microsoft on the top and 
'IntelliMouse PS/2 compatible' on the bottom - it has a round 6-pin 
connector (green). I am trying to start gpm with the following at the 
bash command prompt:

gpm -m /dev/mouse -t XX

with different mouse types for 'XX'.

When I use ps2, fups2, imps2, fuimps2, autops2, ms3 for 'XX' gpm won't 
run at all. (It doesn't show up on the 'ps -A' list of running processes).

When I use ms, ms+, bare for 'XX' gpm will run but it won't function. (I 
get no mouse response at the gpmconfig test or in the midnight commander 
application.)

/dev/mouse was a symlink to /dev/psaux before gpm was installed and is 
now a symlink to /dev/gpmdata as a result of the gpm installation. As an 
aside, when X is configured to use a PS/2 mouse at /dev/psaux, I do have 
mouse response in X (this is with gpm not running).

When reading the 'changes.Debian' file in the gpm docs, it appears that 
there have been various PS/2 issues in recent revisions. Is there a 
different version of gpm that I should be using or are there any other 
suggestions?

Any help would be appreciated.

Sincere Thanks,
Bill Moon