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Date:      Sat, 6 Sep 1997 00:00:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Jeff Nanbara <jeffn@ap-usa.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: problems with mouse
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970905235930.7701S-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <340FADCD.788C@ap-usa.com>

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On Fri, 5 Sep 1997, Jeff Nanbara wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I finally have given up after 3 days of trying to get this box to
> understand that a mouse is attached.
> 
> Built new box with 686 P200 and attached an old functioning mouse from
> an ACER (logitech 2 button) through a 9 pin plug and into serial port
> (COM1)  I have it defined in rc.conf (logitech  /dev/mouse) ran moused
> with "moused -f -p /dev/mouse -t logitech", sio0 is found in boot up and
> still won't function in XFree.  Tried all protocals and all that I found
> in the FAQ and Handbook.  I give up.....   

Set the device as '/dev/sysmouse' and type as 'Mouse Systems'.

Looks like I need to write an addendum to the moused man page.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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