Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:49:37 -0800 (PST) From: Steve Austin <indydog125@yahoo.com> To: Nils Holland <nils@tisys.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mouse works in XF86Setup, but not after startx... Message-ID: <20011114224937.42599.qmail@web20409.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20011114233417.F493-100000@howie.ncptiddische.net>
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Doh - rented fingers... /dev/mouse is static linked to /dev/sysmouse... --- Nils Holland <nils@tisys.org> wrote: > On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Steve Austin wrote: > > > I'm using FreeBSD 4.4 release. I've installed the > > default XFree86 from the disks (3.3.6). > > > > I run XF86Setup, and the mouse works fine, button > > clicks, movement, mouse pointer moves all about, > etc. > > > > After exiting the first part of XF86Setup, the > second > > part which brings up the server (allowing me to > choose > > to run xvidtune, or save the config to disk) has > no > > mouse pointer on the screen... > > > > After getting back to the text screen, and running > > startx, same thing - no mouse pointer on the > screen. > > > > Any hints? > > > > My /etc/XF86Config file looks like: > > Section Pointer > > Protocol "SysMouse" > > Device "/dev/mouse" > > ... > > > > /dev/mouse is a static link to /dev/mouse... > > Makes sense! Linking something to itself! ;-) > Seriously: Either specify > your real mouse port (e.g. /dev/psm0) in your > XF86Config, or link > /dev/mouse to /dev/psm0 (or equivalent on your > system). > > Greetings > Nils > > Nils Holland > Ti Systems - FreeBSD in Tiddische, Germany > http://www.tisys.org * nils@tisys.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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