Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 12:13:23 PDT From: "Barbara Scott" <barbls@hotmail.com> To: kit@hypostasis.com, grog@lemis.com Cc: kevin.weiss@mail.utexas.edu, dutch@charm.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Partition sizes (was: Questions) Message-ID: <19990727191324.34841.qmail@hotmail.com>
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>From:Kit <kit@hypostatsis.com> >To: Barbara Scott <barbls@hotmail.com> >CC: questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: Partition sizes (was: Questions) >Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 22:03:52 +1200 >Hi Barbara >I don't know about PnP getting in the way but my 3 button mouse >(a cheap artec) requires >moused_type="mousesystems" >moused_enable="YES" >moused_flags="-D" >in rc.conf >The key part is the flags which sends a RTS or DTR signal to the >mouse which tells it to behave in 3 button mode from man moused >-R Lower RTS on the serial port. This option is valid only if > mousesystems is selected as the protocol type by the -t > > option below. It is often used with the -D option above. > > Both RTS and DTR lines may need to be dropped for a > > >3-button mouse to operate in the mousesystems mode. > -D Lower DTR on the serial port. This option is valid only if > mousesystems is selected as the protocol type. The DTR > > line may need to be dropped for a 3-button mouse to > > > > operate in the mousesystems mode. >hth >--kit >-- >From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> >To: Barbara Scott <barbls@hotmail.com> >CC: kevin.weiss@mail.utexas.edu, dutch@charm.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: Partition sizes (was: Questions) >Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 10:52:03 +0930 > >For /dev/sysmouse you need to be running moused. You'd be better off >selecting Microsoft protocol and putting it on a serial port >(/dev/ttyd0 or /dev/ttyd1), or putting it on the PS/2 port (/dev/psm0) >and selecting PS/2 protocol. > > > For now, I'm reconciled to use my original Microsoft 2-button mouse > > emulating the 3-button unless there's anything I can do "about PnP > > getting in the way?" > >I can't understand why it can't work in exactly the same way as your >Microsoft mouse. > >Greg Kit and Greg, Thanks for you suggestions and help. I still am unable to get the Belkin mouse to function under FreeBSD. The question occurs to me now whether the mouse is functioning at all. My next step will be to try to install it on Windows 95 and see if it is really a working mouse. Barbara _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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