Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:37:10 -0500 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.4-Stable + USB question... Message-ID: <20011123193710.D24083@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <20011123.183334.74708234.rklosh@rkl.org>; from rklosh@rkl.org on Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 06:33:34PM -0600 References: <20011123.181009.74712225.rklosh@rkl.org> <20011123191850.C24083@pir.net> <20011123.183334.74708234.rklosh@rkl.org>
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"Ryan K. Losh" <rklosh@rkl.org> probably said: > I guess my original post was not clear. I'm not plugging a USB mouse > in. The cable I purchased has a USB connector at one end, and two > PS/2 style ports, (one with a keyboard and one with a mouse) on the > other end. So, I'm not using a "true" USB mouse here... I know what you meant - I have one of these boxes as well. As far as the OS is concerned, it's a USB mouse. > Yes, I plug the cable (which already has the mouse and kbd plugged in) > into the USB slot, type kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd1 on the laptop keyboard > which switches the console kbd to the external one. The external kbd > functions as expected, the laptop one doesn't. You'll only get one keyboard at a time. If you'd searched the archives you'd see me asking similar questions about USB keyboards. > The laptop mouse continues to work, the external (logitech trackman > marble, FWIW) doesn't. Moving the external mouse does nothing on > the screen... You still havn't answered my question. Are you using moused in general ? Are your uses of the internal mouse pointed at /dev/sysmouse ? P. -- pir pir-sig@pir.net pir-sig@net.tufts.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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