From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 10 22:16:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA20950 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:16:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from chopin.seattleu.edu (chopin.seattleu.edu [206.81.198.70]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA20945 for ; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:16:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from hodeleri@seattleu.edu) Received: from seattleu.edu ([172.17.25.95]) by chopin.seattleu.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA07886; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:15:56 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3670B85C.916B3F3F@seattleu.edu> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:14:52 -0800 From: Eric Hodel X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG CC: Chuck Robey Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse connection References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG The end of your message seems to say it is a mouse (touchpad.) A PS/2 touchpad will be recognized as a PS/2 mouse. Chuck Robey wrote: > > I'm considering getting a device I haven't had before, and it says it > connects via a ps/2 mouse port. I dunno what this is (beyond seeing the > miniature DIN connector, which I recognize). Does anyone know anything > technical about it? Is it a serial port, or how does it jam the bits > in? Please, I'm looking for a technical answer so I can assess whether > this Logitech keyboard, which includes a separate connector for the > integral touch pad (this is the ps/2 mouse port I'm asking about) would > be recognized as a device by FreeBSD. > > Don't worry about the X interface part, I know that's a totally separate > question, one I don't want to ask here. I just want to see if bits > coming in a ps/2 mouse port become a device somehow. > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic (FreeBSD-current) > (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (NetBSD). > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Eric Hodel hodeleri@seattleu.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message