Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:05:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Luke Dean <LukeD@pobox.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB mouse not detected on boot of 7-STABLE Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908131657460.46716@border.lukas.is-a-geek.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908131254440.30003@wonkity.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908130115560.43500@border.lukas.is-a-geek.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908131254440.30003@wonkity.com>
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On Thu, 13 Aug 2009, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 13 Aug 2009, Luke Dean wrote: > >> >> I'm tracking 7-STABLE. >> Recently.. within the last month or so.. my simple USB mouse stopped >> being detected at boot time. >> The /dev/ums0 device simply does not appear unless I unplug the mouse >> and plug it back in again. Then it is detected. >> >> I don't even know where to begin looking for answers to this one. >> >> Is there something I can do to force the system to rescan for my mouse >> to save me from crawling around on the floor whenever I reboot? > > Do you have "Legacy USB support" enabled in the BIOS? If so, try turning it > off. I tried it both ways. I get some "waiting for BIOS to give up control" messages for some of my /dev/usb devices in the dmesg now too, even with legacy USB support disabled in the BIOS. Thanks for the suggestions. Maybe I'll try upgrading to 8 soon.
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