Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 01:05:22 EST From: wakkym@juno.com (Lee Cremeans) To: psh1@cornell.edu, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I broke my mouse. Message-ID: <19971221.010303.5295.3.wakkym@juno.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971220221134.20040A-100000@dot.ishiboo.com>
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On Sat, 20 Dec 1997 22:16:54 -0700 (MST) Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com> writes: > >Is the mouse plugged in when the system boots? The BIOS needs to hook >IRQ 12 at boot; if you try to plug in the mouse after boot, it won't >be >properly recognized. Looks like the driver can't reset the device >because it >can not physically locate it. > >You may have fried your mouse port on your motherboard. What type of >mouse and motherboard are you using? Actually, it may be something that's not as bad...many newer motherboards have fuses on the keyboard and PS/2 mouse ports. If you're handy with a soldering iron and a multimeter, this is pretty easy to fix, but in any case, you may not need to replace the whole board.
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