Date: 18 Jul 2003 13:48:06 -0700 From: LLeweLLyn Reese <llewelly@lifesupport.shutdown.com> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I hate meeses to pieces Message-ID: <x3znjbo92x.fsf@lifesupport.shutdown.com> In-Reply-To: <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> <20030718172930.GA47936@tao.thought.org>
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Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> writes:
> 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
[snip]
I'm running moused with the same commandline. In my XF86Config, I
have:
Option "Protocol" "MouseSystems"
Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
If you have ps/2 and auto for those fields, and are running moused, I
believe you may get weird problems.
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