Date: 05 Nov 2003 14:23:19 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Lee Hinkleman" <leehinkl@slingshot.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PS/2 console mouse dysfunctional in FreeBSD 5.1 Message-ID: <448ymu1uxk.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <000801c3a360$c17e65a0$704bb4ca@leehinkl> References: <000801c3a360$c17e65a0$704bb4ca@leehinkl>
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"Lee Hinkleman" <leehinkl@slingshot.co.nz> writes: > My Genius NetScroll+ PS/2 optical mouse was working fine in the > console, and in KDE, with FreeBSD 4.7, but is not working in the > newly installed FreeBSD 5.1 console. > KDE and X haven't been re-installed yet. > In /stand, and from ./sysinstall, and then from 'perform post > install configuration', and then from the mouse configurator, I've > tried several times to select the port as /dev/psm0 and the protocol > as 'auto' or PS/2. When I test the mouse in the next step, the > pointer is initially difficult to find and then, with mouse > movement, appears as if delayed by about 3 seconds, but does seem to > move to a reasonable position. While moving, the pointer disappears, > and then it re-appears when the mouse is stationary. For 5.x, you may need to go to the -CURRENT experts, but offhand it sounds like you don't have moused enabled...
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