From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Aug 8 7: 7:39 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8D8A37B400 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:07:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5102243E70 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:07:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g78E7QFo081109; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:07:26 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost) by happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id g78E7KHp081108; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:07:20 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:07:20 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: Tuc Cc: Matthew Seaman , Ivan Carey , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: what does psminter mean Message-ID: <20020808140720.GA80952@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> References: <20020808113307.GA79874@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> <200208081218.g78CIrF05490@himinbjorg.ttsg.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200208081218.g78CIrF05490@himinbjorg.ttsg.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 08:18:53AM -0400, Tuc wrote: > > > > On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 09:06:38PM +1000, Ivan Carey wrote: > > > > > I am using FreeBSD 4.3 and have compiled the Kernel for use as a firewall. > > > > > > Today I received a series of messages. One of the lines read: > > > /kernel: psminter: out of sync (0080 != 0000) > > > > That's a problem with a PS/2 mouse -- either you unplugged the mouse > > or you're using a KVM switch which isn't a good as it should be or > > your mouse and it's connection to your machine are flaky. > > > And what happens if I get it from a glidepath type mouse on my laptop > thats built in? And that already has had the entire motherboard swapped out > too? Happens to me multiple times every day... :( Hmmm... Googling for "/kernel: psmintr: out of sync" turned up this thread: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&threadm=Xns924ED0D17F9E5mattmills%40130.133.1.4&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26safe%3Doff%26scoring%3Dd%26q%3D%2522%252Fkernel%253A%2Bpsmintr%253A%2Bout%2Bof%2Bsync%2522%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch The solutions in there of adding either 'flags 0x100' or 'flags 0x200' to the psm0 line in the kernel config might help. According to psm(4): flags 0x100 stops the mouse driver checking for sync at all, so you won't see those pesky psmintr messages. On the other hand it may stop your pointing device operating correctly. flags 0x200 disables probing for the mouse model type --- it means your glidepath mouse will be run as if it was a bog standard PS/2 2 or 3 button mouse. If that doesn't work, it's probably time to send-pr. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way Tel: +44 1628 476614 Marlow Fax: +44 0870 0522645 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message