Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 13:46:56 -0500 From: Daniel Frazier <dfrazier@magpage.com> To: Clayton Tycksen <clay@tycksen.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: psmintr out of sync Message-ID: <3BFBF6A0.3080304@magpage.com> References: <004d01c172a7$1a89ade0$236a46a6@ztlaw.com>
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Clayton Tycksen wrote: > hey all, > > > > yes, i'm getting the "psmintr out of sync" error when i try to use my > mouse. stopping/starting/adjusting the mouse daemon doesn't help. > > > > i'm running FreeBSD 4.2. > > > > the mouse is a Microsoft USB Intellimouse Explorer (5 button) with a > USB->PS/2 adapter. i'm using the mouse through a switch (Belkin > OmniView Pro), so i'm using the PS/2 adapter. i've got a similar setup > at home, similar mouse/switch/cables, etc... with no problems. but my > machine at home is running FreeBSD 4.4. i'm guessing that the problem > was fixed in/before 4.4. > > > > from searching archives, i have seen that a possible fix for this is to > use a serial adapter on the mouse and connect it to a serial port. > since i need to use my switch, that really isn't an option. > > > > does anyone have any other solutions/suggestions as to a workaround for > this problem? i'm a newbie, so you may have to be somewhat detailed in > your response. > > > > thanks, > > > > clay > > > > > > > > > > > > > you didn't search hard enough. I've personally answered this question at least a couple of times in the last year or so. what you need to do is make the psm line in your kernel config file look like this... device psm0 at atkbdc? irq 12 flags 0x100 ...and then compile/install a new kernel. "man psm" would have answered this for you as well. one last thing... Just Say NO! to HTML email. 'nuff said. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Frazier <dfrazier@magpage.com> Tel: 302-239-5900 Ext. 231 Systems Administrator Fax: 302-239-3909 MAGPAGE, We Power the Internet WWW: http://www.magpage.com/ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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