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Date:      Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:43:30 +0800
From:      "Russell J. Wood" <rjw@dynode.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: USB mice
Message-ID:  <20051224144330.GA21970@main.dynode.net>
In-Reply-To: <01a001c6086d$8c0d57e0$210110ac@fortunato>
References:  <01a001c6086d$8c0d57e0$210110ac@fortunato>

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On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 03:36:28AM -0600, Teilhard Knight wrote:
> It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new hardware leaves 
> you unsatisfied. One has to choose, upon boot, the option to use an USB 
> keyboard by hand, and I have found no way to make a USB mouse to work. The 
> OS broadly supports serial mice and hardly PS/2 mice, both almost out of 
> the market nowadays. Are USB mice supported by FreeBSD?

I have a USB keyboard and I don't have to choose the ``USB Keyboard''
option at start up. Also, I have a USB Mouse hooked up via a hub in my
keyboard. Works fine.

Maybe you should consult the Handbook, or maybe even Google for your
answers.

- Russell



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