From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Jan 23 19:30:11 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mail.wolves.k12.mo.us (mail.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3985B37B402; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:29:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.wolves.k12.mo.us (cdillon@mail.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.1]) by mail.wolves.k12.mo.us (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA54427; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 21:29:39 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us) Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 21:29:38 -0600 (CST) From: Chris Dillon To: Ian Cartwright Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MS Intellimouse Explorer In-Reply-To: <01012321372000.00702@ian.batcave.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Ian Cartwright wrote: > Has anyone out there had any luck with the Microsoft Intellimouse > Explorer and FreeBSD? Are there any special settings for using it > in either the console or X? I recently got one, but it jumps all > over the screen. I've read man pages for psm and moused and tried > a few different tactics to make it work with no luck... > > Anyone able to make it work? Anyone having the same problem? You mentioned you were using a KVM switch in another message... I'm using a MS Intellimouse Optical at work, which uses the same protocol as the Explorer. I had problems using it with my 4-port Belkin KVM switch, so I finally had to attach the Intellimouse Optical directly to my FreeBSD box (using PS/2, not USB, though it works fine either way) and use another mouse for the KVM switch for the other systems. One monitor, one keyboard and two mice still beats four monitors, four keyboards, and four mice. :-) -- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet. For IA32 and Alpha architectures. IA64, PPC, and ARM under development. http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message