From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 3 17:29:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D25CB16A41F for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:29:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from laszlof@vonostingroup.com) Received: from ritamari.vonostingroup.com (ritamari.vonostingroup.com [216.144.193.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78F4D43D49 for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:29:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from laszlof@vonostingroup.com) Received: from adsl-68-72-248-38.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net ([68.72.248.38] helo=[192.168.1.33]) by ritamari.vonostingroup.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1EtpyA-0001WE-RB; Tue, 03 Jan 2006 12:29:11 -0500 Message-ID: <43BAB460.1070706@vonostingroup.com> Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 12:29:04 -0500 From: Frank Laszlo User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fernan Aguero , Frank Laszlo , FreeBSD Questions References: <20060103140216.GA388@iib.unsam.edu.ar> <43BA9298.3090604@vonostingroup.com> <20060103171448.GD388@iib.unsam.edu.ar> In-Reply-To: <20060103171448.GD388@iib.unsam.edu.ar> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.93.2.0 OpenPGP: url=http://www.franksworld.org/~laszlof/keys/0x0B3FCA4B.asc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ritamari.vonostingroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - vonostingroup.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: Subject: Re: mouse dead on FreeBSD but not on Windows X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:29:21 -0000 > > Frank, thanks for your reply, > > this is not just a problem in xorg, it is also the mouse not > working in the console (without X). I don't get an arrow > cursor that I can use in the console to copy/paste text. > > I've tried using moused (moused_enable="YES" in rc.conf) and > then using /dev/sysmouse in xorg.conf and also disabling > moused and using /dev/psm0 in xorg.conf. > > Identifier "Mouse1" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > Option "Device" "/dev/psm0" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > (I've done tests with and w/o the ZAxisMapping line, and as > mentioned with psm0 or sysmouse after /dev/ in the "Device" > option. None worked). > > When using /dev/psm0 in xorg.conf I got the typical X cursor > instead of the arrow, and I could move it with the mouse, > although the movement was erratic ... most of the movement > of the mouse was not recognized and sometimes the cursor > would move to the bottom left corner of the screen .... > > Using moused and /dev/sysmouse in xorg.conf resulted in a > black arrow as a cursor, as mentioned, but the cursor would > not move at all. > > I exchanged the mouse, and now the same setup works (only > tested the mouse in the console since I'm now rebuilding the > xorg from ports). This is also a generic mouse (Noganet, > PS/2) but it has three buttons instead of two and a wheel. > > Maybe the other mouse is defective, but it works without a > hitch in WinXP ... or perhaps I'm missing some essential flags > that need to be added for a wheel mouse? > > Also, I've tried different combinations of ports/types using > /stand/sysinstall (post-install configurarion->mouse) and I > never got an arrow shown in the screen when activating the > mouse daemon with the wheel mouse. > > Fernan > Have you tried starting mouse manually in the foreground? or with debugging flags? take a look at `man moused` I had a PS/2 mouse, pretty generic, came up in dmesg as a "4D+" mouse. It would work, but was jumping all over the screen, worked fine in windows AND interestingly enough, linux as well. might just be a glitchy implementation, worst case you gotta pickup another $5 mouse. :) __________________________________________________ Frank Laszlo System Administrator The VonOstin Group Email: laszlof@tvog.net WWW: http://www.vonostingroup.com Mobile: 248-863-7584