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Date:      Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:15:50 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Khetan Gajjar <khetan@iafrica.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PS/2-based Intellimouse query
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811121615050.24229-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811111555530.5016-100000@chain.freebsd.os.org.za>

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On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Khetan Gajjar wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> I've got a PS/2-based Microsoft Intellimouse, which I'd
> like to use. Moused in 3.0-current doesn't seem to like it 
> (it says ps2!=intellimouse), and assumes that it's a ps/2
> mouse (I'm using moused -t intellimouse -p /dev/psm0)

Well, that's true, you're telling moused to configure a serial mouse when
in fact you have a PS/2 mouse.  moused knows better.

> Using XFree86 3.3.2, I've got in the XF86Config file
> the mouse chosen as a Intellimouse, on port /dev/sysmouse
> 
> The mouse works in XFree86, but the "roll ball" doesn't
> work. Does anyone have any ideas ? I'm rebuilding
> X, because I think it's a old version, but any
> ideas would be helpful. Thanks.

I don't think X supports the roll ball yet.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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