Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 17:42:52 -0600 From: Christopher Farley <chris@northernbrewer.com> To: Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: How To Solve Erratic Mouse with XFree 4? Message-ID: <20001222174252.A45834@northernbrewer.com> In-Reply-To: <BA5D0CE1CBB2D411B6AA00A0CC3F02390AF787@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>; from drewt@writeme.com on Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 01:32:11PM -0800 References: <BA5D0CE1CBB2D411B6AA00A0CC3F02390AF787@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>
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Drew Tomlinson (drewt@writeme.com) wrote: > I've installed XFree 4 from the ports and run the config script. My mouse > is a Microsoft mouse with the wheel. I think this is the Intellimouse? > > Anyway, I've tried several different choices from the config menus including > Intellimouse, PS/2, Microsoft Compatible, etc. In each case, when I start > XFree86, the mouse cursor starts in the middle of the screen. But as soon > as I move it, it goes to the top and moves very erraticly. If you have a PS/2 mouse, look at your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, and make sure your mouse driver is has a Protocol of "auto" and the device is "/dev/sysmouse" or equivalent. You also might want to try to kill the moused process and set the mouse device to "dev/psm0". Although I don't have any problem using moused, I've heard other people report problems. Finally, XFree86-4.0.1 won't support your mousewheel. This is fixed in the new XFree86-4.0.2 (not yet in the ports). Here's my InputDevice section from XF86Config: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "Buttons" "3" Option "Emulate3Buttons" EndSection -- Christopher Farley Northern Brewer / 1150 Grand Avenue / St. Paul, MN 55105 www.northernbrewer.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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