Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:42:04 -0500 From: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mouse problems on Lumina Message-ID: <CAJ5UdcPQdMhi_=nA5_X8yaihRXzLNCGc3xe=8gofiap1MK-t4g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20160830233525.513665cf.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAJ5UdcOyE9XLh3RgkqUdqzB8bi-BVY2reWOcDWkxTB5M5EibjQ@mail.gmail.com> <20160830233525.513665cf.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 4:35 PM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:21:44 -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: >> Dear FreeBSD users, >> >> I have successfully installed FreeBSD 11.0RC2, I have installed Lumina >> as my desktop, it is small and does not use much memory. I like it >> and have run it successfully on another machine running DragonFly. I >> have dbus_enabled="YES" in /etc/rc.conf and added hald_enable="YES" as >> well, [...] > > Is HAL still needed? I thought it was abolished in Linux some > years ago and is not neccessary in FreeBSD anymore. Have you > tried temporarily disabling HAL and checking if it was the > cause of your problem? That would be my first suggestion for > further diagnostics. > I did not have it in /etc/rc.conf, but in some sites, they recommend it along with dbus_enable="YES". I added it to see if it made a difference, but I will remove it again. > > >> [...] but I lose mouse functionality when I switch from firefox to a >> terminal and then try to switch back to firefox, the mouse pointer >> gets lost and looks like a capital i . > > That cursor shape is a typical text field (input area) cursor. > > Otherwise, you could try using X terminals instead of switching > to the text mode virtual terminals. (If I read your question > correctly, you're refering to switching "out of" and "back to" X; > if this problem concerns switching between xterms and Firefox... > well, that would really be strange.) > > I am logged in to X with lumina desktop and using xterm, xterminal. I want to switch back to firefox and lose that ability. The mouse pointer becomes like a capital i, If I log out of terminal(xterm) I get the mouse back if there are no more xterminals open. Otherwise I have to close them out. > >> I have to use alt keys >> sometimes to quit applications. > > Which key combination is this? Do you say that it isn't working > even though it should? ALT+F4 to quit for instance firefox if I cannot do it with the mouse. I can click, but no response. > > > >> Mouse is a usb mouse device usm0 from >> Microsoft, and I also have moused_enabled="YES" in /etc/rc.conf. > > The moused entry isn't needed for USB mice, you can remove it. > I will do this and see what happens. > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... Thank you for your input. You have always provided help when someone has asked for help. Best Regards, Antonio
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