From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 18 18:54:59 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EA2B1065670 for ; Fri, 18 May 2012 18:54:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwb@hera.homer.att.com) Received: from mail-pink.research.att.com (mail-pink.research.att.com [192.20.225.111]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 043538FC08 for ; Fri, 18 May 2012 18:54:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ulysses.homer.att.com (unknown [135.205.193.8]) by mail-pink.research.att.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8446A120447; Fri, 18 May 2012 14:54:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [135.207.103.207] ([135.207.103.207]) by ulysses.homer.att.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q4IIsu84029052; Fri, 18 May 2012 14:54:57 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 From: James Ballantine In-Reply-To: <4FB64022.6010206@bananmonarki.se> Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:54:56 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <201205181149.q4IBndvU028665@hera.homer.att.com> <4FB64022.6010206@bananmonarki.se> To: Bernt Hansson X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mouse stopped working in X X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 18:54:59 -0000 Bernt, I tried what you suggested, and after discovering that dbus was not = installed correctly and rebuilding and reinstalling, your suggestion worked. So at least = there is a work around until the real cause is found and fixed. Thanks Jim On May 18, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Bernt Hansson wrote: > 2012-05-18 13:49, J. W. Ballantine skrev: >> Hi, >>=20 >> Before the update of x11 on 4/21/2012, X was working fine, but now >> when I startx, my usb and touchpad mouse are no longer found. The >> mouse works in terminal mode, and hald and dbus are started in >> /etc/rc.conf. >=20 > I have exactly the same problem. What windowmanager are you > using? I'm using xfce4, I have a workaround for that. >=20 > 1. start X > 2. when it comes up press alt+F2, the start program dialog comes up > 3. type in xterm or your terminal of choice > 4. in your terminal su to root then type >=20 > /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dbus restart && /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hald restart >=20 > wait a few seconds and the mouse should work again.