Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:12:45 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop v 2.10 (mouse not beingdetected) Message-ID: <FD089197671F22AF3C7B71D6@utd59514.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <1129526012.691.27.camel@localhost> References: <1129526012.691.27.camel@localhost>
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--On Monday, October 17, 2005 00:13:31 -0500 Alejandro Valenzuela Roca=20 <lanjoe9@prodigy.net.mx> wrote: > > Paul: the difference between your setup and mine is the fact that > there's only one receiver for both the wireless keyboard and the mouse. > Ah! Big difference. > The keyboard does get detected, but then I only see this Human Interface > Device which basically seems to do nothing (what can an HID do, btw?). HID is an acronym for "Human Interface Device" and refers to anything that=20 humans interact with - keyboards, mice, microphones, joysticks, graphics=20 tablets, etc. > Here's the usbdevs output: > > addr 1: OHCI root hub, NEC > addr 4: PSC 750, Hewlett-Packard > addr 3: USB Optical Mouse, A4Tech > addr 2: Synaptics WheelPad, Synaptics Inc. > addr 1: OHCI root hub, NEC > addr 2: Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop=AE 2.10, Microsft > addr 1: EHCI root hub, NEC > Since the MS Wireless Optical Desktop is being detected correctly, I would=20 assume that FreeBSD has the appropriate drivers for it. If you have access = to a Windows box, I'd connect it to that and see if the mouse is detected.=20 If not, it's obviously defective. If it is, then at least you know=20 communication between the mouse and the keyboard receiver is working. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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