Line 38 of /etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm must be changed from: if [ -n "$DEVICE" ]; then to: if [ ! -n "$DEVICE" ]; then or else "DEVICE=..." in /etc/sysconfig/mouse has no effect.
Right, I had the same problem. Better yet, if [ -z "$DEVICE" ] ...
fixed in 1.19.3-18 and later.
*** Bug 41553 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 54004 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***