Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:14:38 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mouse problems.... Message-ID: <20101011181438.GA5076@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20101011193153.758efde5.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20101011032642.GA3354@thought.org> <20101011164152.GA4652@thought.org> <20101011193153.758efde5.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 07:31:53PM +0200, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:41:52 -0700, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: > > I'm including the dmesg output from the server. Is there a > > mouse driver I can compile that will get the mouse working on my > > two FreeBSD platforms? > > This is not needed - the mouse driver is already in the default > kernel. For a PS/2 mouse, dmesg should show a "psm" entry, and > there should be /dev/psm0. > > I think I don't see a mouse in this dmesg, so there is NO mouse. > The keyboard seems to be present. > > The psm device can be configured per /etc/rc.conf using moused. > While USB mice get configured by the USB subsystem automatically, > PS/2 and serial mice do not. > > Here's an example entry: > > moused_enable="YES" > moused_port="/dev/psm0" > moused_flags="-z 4" > moused_type="auto" > > If you're using X, it should pick up a mouse configured this > way. There should be no need to edit xorg.conf (unless you intendedly > need nonstandard settings that the autodetection magic won't get > right). > > You can check if the mouse works if you move the cursor in text > mode. An arrow should be visible. If you just want to check things > without file modifying (and rebooting), you can invoke moused > directly, e. g. > > moused -d -f -p /dev/psm0 -t auto -z 4 > > Here, -d enables debugging messages, and -f forces moused NOT to > become a daemon, so you can ^C to purge it when done. If you see that > the settings are working properly, modify the rc.conf file as shown > above. > > > > Compiling kernel & world to get a mouse working, bah... :-) > Bah, or Bah-humbug! I tried the quick-fix mod and get the following: moused_type="auto" moused: optind: 9, optarg: '4' moused: unable to open /dev/psm0: No such file or directory ethic# Then i dropped in your four line into /etc/rc.conf and rebooted. A few lines before the prompt was the message that "/dev/psm0" was not file nor directory. Suggestions? The kernel on this '09 Dell is from last December. I'll rebuild. I finished upgrading kernel and world on my 2003 Dell. Will drop in your 4 lines and see what happened after reboot. [??] gary > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix The 7.90a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php http://journey.thought.org
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