Ok, maybe I'm crazy.. but..
I have a nice old Logitech 3-buttom mouse, a C7. (the wedge style)
It has been working great, and I really like having three buttons.
I would rather be using my trusy old C7 instead of my newfangled 2button
MS jobber... :-)
Anyway, the problem is that X _hangs_ when I run startx.  It switches
the screen to blank, and never comes back.  If I kill it, I get the
terminal back.  I thought maybe it was PCVT, so I rebuilt with PCCONS,
but the same problem.  If I redirect the output of startx, I will
usually see errors like this:
Fatal server error:
Unable to set status of mouse fd (Inappropriate ioctl for device)

xinit:  Resource temporarily unavailable (errno 35):  unexpected signal
2
Unable to set status of mouse fd (Interrupted system call)

When I wait a while without killing X, I get a "Inappropriate IOCTL for
device" instead of the (Interrupted system call).

Well, I _found_ the problem.. (after switching ports/mice/etc)
If I have 'Protocol "Logitech"' in my Pointer section, X hangs, but
if I change it to "Microsoft" (no matter what mouse I use!) X comes
right up.  Of course when I have a Logitech hooked up it doesn't work
right, but X is up.

Why??  Please tell me why??? :-)  Oh, and I tried XFree86 v3.1.2.
That is all I have to say.  It does the same thing, except that when I
exit the X server, my console is f**ked, and I have to reboot.  XFree86
v3.1.1 _does not_ have this problem.

My config:
	486/66 EISA/VLB
	Mach32 VLB w/2MB
	AST 4port (mouse is port 0)
	BusLogic BT742A
	Logitech C7 && MS 'dial bar' and 'ergonomic' rodents.

Note that with the com.c patch posted a few weeks ago, the Logitech
worked fine.  As my ppp is working with the -current com.c I scrapped
the patch, not knowing it would hose my X.. :-)

Anyway, I don't have the XFree86 3.1.1 sources on-line, so I don't know
what it is trying to do to the tty for a Logitech mouse, but I can
generate a ktrace if it will help anyone.
Also, I'm not send-pr'ing this because I can't quite believe it. :)

-Andrew
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