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Date:      Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:04:47 +0200
From:      Armin Pirkovitsch <a.pirko@inode.at>
To:        Phusion <phusion2k@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Question about USB mice and X-Windows
Message-ID:  <4541AF8F.4070903@inode.at>
In-Reply-To: <c3ed3fdc0610261106o6297d793k18121c412082467c@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <c3ed3fdc0610261106o6297d793k18121c412082467c@mail.gmail.com>

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Phusion wrote:
> I have FreeBSD setup my Dell Inspiron 5150 laptop and can use
> X-Windows fine. I am using GNOME. The laptop starts up with GDM and
> then I go into GNOME. I have already gotten my mouse to work. I want
> to use my USB mouse so I plug it in while in GNOME but doesn't work.
> Also, USB along with USB mice are already compiled into the kernel.
> Also, I'm not using moused. Do I need to change my xorg.conf file? Let
> me know what I can do to use this USB mouse when I want after the
> computer is running X-Windows.

use
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"  "boolean"
  This  allows  the  server  to  start up even if the mouse device
  can't be opened/initialised.  Default: false.
in your xorg.conf (serverflag section - xorg.conf(5))

-- 
Armin Pirkovitsch
a.pirko@inode.at



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