Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:02:37 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Tyler Ripley <cyberchip@mailcity.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mouse not working in X Windows Message-ID: <19980319090237.51372@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <AKHOOFGCIFHDCAAA@mailcity.com>; from Tyler Ripley on Wed, Mar 18, 1998 at 09:10:33AM -0700 References: <AKHOOFGCIFHDCAAA@mailcity.com>
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On Wed, 18 March 1998 at 9:10:33 -0700, Tyler Ripley wrote: > I installed option number 5 of FreeBSD, and when I type startx it will start to initialize > the X Windows system, and the screen will clear, but then it exits out, and says > > Fatal Error: > Mouse not found(device not installed) > > but I did install the mouse. I installed a PS/2 Mouse, because on the bottom of > my mouse it says PS/2 compatible, but it's also a Microsoft mouse, and I tried that > option too, and it also did the same thing. Is there anything I can do to use the > mouse? PS/2 mice are disabled by default in the GENERIC kernel. You should first enable it with UserConfig. The latest addenda to "The Complete FreeBSD", second edition (http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdbook2.htm) include a description of what you need to do--check out http://www.lemis.com/errata-2.html. Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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