From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 18 10:29:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4277437B401 for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:29:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sage.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4509C43F85 for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:29:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (root@tao [10.0.0.247]) by sage.thought.org (8.12.9/8.11.4) with ESMTP id h6IHTODu060423; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:29:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by thought.org (8.12.6/8.11.3) id h6IHTUUl047971; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:29:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:29:30 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Kenneth Culver Message-ID: <20030718172930.GA47936@tao.thought.org> References: <005301c34cf6$9c583c80$e3dafc0c@client2> <200307180001.02678.kstewart@owt.com> <20030718162426.GB47672@tao.thought.org> <20030718123010.K72580@alpha.yumyumyum.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030718123010.K72580@alpha.yumyumyum.org> X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 17 years of service to the Unix community User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i cc: Daryl Hunt cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I hate meeses to pieces X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:29:29 -0000 On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 12:31:27PM -0400, Kenneth Culver wrote: > > > > I am an extreme newbie at FreeBSD. I have it installed but when I go > > > > into the Xserver in either of the two GUIs I get a weird mouse that > > > > seems to only be able to stay on the very top of the screen and has > > > > no vertical movement. > > > > > > > > I have it setup on Auto and PS/2 Busmouse settings. It works when > > > > the config is run from the command line but it blows up like I > > > > described upon entering the GUI (i.e. KDE) > > > > > > > > > > I was always told to use "sysmouse" and auto. > > > > > > Same here. > > > I had this problem when I let X open the /dev entry for the mouse on it's > own, but if I use moused the problem disappears. So I'd suggest that you > make sure you're using moused, and then make sure it's using > /dev/sysmouse. If you're still having the problem after that, then I'm > out of ideas :-P > Right. moused is essential. Forgot about that piece of the puzzle. 154 ?? Ss 1:42.59 moused -p /dev/psm0 -t auto gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix