Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 12:29:04 -0500 From: Frank Laszlo <laszlof@vonostingroup.com> To: Fernan Aguero <fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar>, Frank Laszlo <laszlof@vonostingroup.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mouse dead on FreeBSD but not on Windows Message-ID: <43BAB460.1070706@vonostingroup.com> In-Reply-To: <20060103171448.GD388@iib.unsam.edu.ar> References: <20060103140216.GA388@iib.unsam.edu.ar> <43BA9298.3090604@vonostingroup.com> <20060103171448.GD388@iib.unsam.edu.ar>
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> > 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
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