Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 16:09:16 -0700 From: "Beauford" <beauford.2002@rogers.com> To: "'Dale Morris'" <dlm@well.com> Cc: "FreeBSD" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: XF86Config - HELP!!! Message-ID: <000601c1de89$4054ce30$6401a8c0@p1> In-Reply-To: <20020407094943.A73051@well.com>
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I knew this was not normal. It was something to do with my keyboard - I replaced it with another one and presto, I now have a mouse. Go figure....Thanks for the input. Now I need to figure out how to get 800x600 on my monitor. > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Dale Morris' [mailto:dlm@well.com] > Sent: April 7, 2002 9:50 AM > To: Beauford > Subject: Re: XF86Config - HELP!!! > > > * Beauford <beauford.2002@rogers.com> [2002-04-07 09:31]: > > Already done that. Several times, with 3 different mice. > This can't be > > normal. > probably not.. I'm no help past here.. good luck > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: 'Dale Morris' [mailto:dlm@well.com] > > > Sent: April 7, 2002 8:37 AM > > > To: Beauford > > > Subject: Re: XF86Config - HELP!!! > > > > > > > > > * Beauford <beauford.2002@rogers.com> [2002-04-07 08:32]: > > > > > Which version of XF86 are you running? 3.3.6? or the > 4.1 flavor? > > > > > I have no trouble with 3.3.6 using the command (from > > > > > root) XF86Setup > > > > > > > > No idea. Whatever can with FreeBSD 4.5. Anyway, I got X to > > > work, now I > > > > just need to get the mouse to work. > > > ok from a root prompt type /stand/sysinstall and from there go to > > > configure->Mouse and select the mouse demaeon. then you > may have to > > > configure->go > > > back into XF86Setup and reconfigure your XF86Config file, > > > using /dev/sysmouse. > > > > > > hope this helps > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Dale Morris [mailto:dlm@well.com] > > > > > Sent: April 6, 2002 10:00 PM > > > > > To: Beauford > > > > > Subject: Re: XF86Config - HELP!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Beauford <beauford.2002@rogers.com> [2002-04-06 21:07]: > > > > > > This can't be this hard. I have run XF86Config at least > > > > > 200 times and > > > > > > have tried combination after combination, and I can't > > > even get the > > > > > > damn mouse to work (Logitec 3 button serial). > > > > > Which version of XF86 are you running? 3.3.6? or the > 4.1 flavor? > > > > > I have no trouble with 3.3.6 using the command (from > > > > > root) XF86Setup > > > > > > > > > > HTH > > > > > dale > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a Celeron 366 with a SB16, SiS 6236 video card, and > > > > > an older 14 > > > > > > inch MicroScan SVGA monitor and have put in the proper > > > information > > > > > > when asked, so I don't have a clue. The biggest problem > > > > > though is the > > > > > > mouse. Whenever I run startx it crashes with the lovely "no > > > > > such file > > > > > > or directory" error about the mouse - which I don't > > > > > understand, cause > > > > > > it is there. > > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone shed light on what I might be doing > wrong, 'cause I > > > > > > just > > > > > > don't see it. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have also tried setting the mouse up in sysinstall and it > > > > > won't work > > > > > > there either. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with > > > > > > "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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