Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 08:50:16 +1000 (EST) From: Steven Goodwin <steve@cit.gu.edu.au> To: Beauford <beauford.2002@rogers.com> Cc: "'FreeBSD'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: XF86Config - HELP!!! Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1020408084937.22812A-100000@kurango.cit.gu.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <000701c1de59$1a3dfc10$6401a8c0@p1>
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Could you send a copy of your rc.conf and XF86Config files please. On Sun, 7 Apr 2002, Beauford wrote: > I took off the Logitec mouse and put on a USB mouse, and I at least got > the mouse to move, but it is eratic and all over the screen. Looks nice, > but useless. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steven Goodwin [mailto:steve@cit.gu.edu.au] > > Sent: April 7, 2002 4:49 AM > > To: Beauford > > Cc: FreeBSD > > Subject: Re: XF86Config - HELP!!! > > > > > > I don't think xf86config (it think that is the utility) has > > ever set up my mouse properly under freebsd. A couple of > > modifications have always seemed to get it working for me. > > Firstly, I have the option > > > > moused_enable="YES" > > > > in my /etc/rc.conf file which starts the moused daemon upon > > boot. This is not necessary if your mouse is USB and you > > have the usb daemon start moused for you. To do this (if you > > have a usb mouse), add > > > > usbd_enable="YES" > > > > in the same rc.conf file instead. Now, in the > > /etc/X11/XF86Config modify the appropriate lines in the > > InputDevice section to the following > > > > Option "Protocol" "auto" > > Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > > > > And see how you go. > > > > Good Luck, > > Steve > > > > > > On Sun, 7 Apr 2002, Beauford wrote: > > > > > 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). > > > > > > 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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