LinuxQuestions.org - [SOLVED] new Sabayon 13.04 install: Can't get GPM to start as a service... {systemd}

I've got a newly installed copy of Sabayon_Linux_13.04_amd64_Xfce.iso. And I can start a
volatile GPM session with:

Code:

# gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t ps2

It works like a charm, but it's a PITA to always have to type it into a "root" command shell.

So I checked that /dev/input/mice & ps2 were uncommented in /etc/conf.d/gpm
and used

Code:

rc-update add gpm default

But after rebooting GPM didn't start...

Next I tried:

Code:

/etc/init.d/gpm start

But it just says:

Code:

* WARNING: gpm is already starting

But it hadn't and doesn't... Then I figured that the problem might have something to do with Sabayon devs phasing in systemd... So I:

Code:

rc-update delete gpm default

to remove gpm from the runlevel based service control and started looking for help wiyh systemd methods. In a thread about changing the default.target, TobiSGD suggested:

Quote:

adding GPM to the current running target is done with

Code:

systemctl enable gpm.service

If you just want to start it without adding it to the current target try

Code:

systemctl start gpm.service

But when I try:

Code:

 /etc

UnderTree=-> systemctl start gpm.service

Failed to issue method call: Unit gpm.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status gpm.service' for details.

 /etc

UnderTree=->

At this point I thought what the heck. I've got several examples of what a systemd service file look like. So I thought I'd try to make one...

Quote:

Originally Posted by /usr/lib/systemd/system/gpm.service

Code:

[Unit]

Description=General Purpos Mouse: console mouse service



[Service]

Type=simple

ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t ps2

ExecStop=/usr/sbin/gpm -k

But it didn't work... Not even after a reboot...
How can I get a usable gpm.service file???