Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 03:52:52 +0530 From: Subhro <subhro.kar@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Peter Leftwich <hostmaster@video2video.com> Subject: Re: Microsoft Cordless Optical Mouse and 5.2 Message-ID: <b2807d04040828152263cc67bb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20040828134537.B3200@hydrogen.alienwebshop.Com> References: <20040828134537.B3200@hydrogen.alienwebshop.Com>
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Are you running the GENERIC kernel? If not then have you compiled in support for ps2 mouse? And Last but not the least, try selecting ur mouse (or its closest clone) byt running /stand/sysinstall. I wont rely on auto for MS products (both hw and sw). Regards S. On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:49:57 -0700 (PDT), Peter Leftwich <hostmaster@video2video.com> wrote: > Doh! My mouse (a Microsoft Cordless Optical Mouse) worked fine with > Knoppix/Linux OS and with XP of course but does NOT work with FreeBSD 5.2! > > I tried plugging it in as PS/2 but the little light does not come on. My > /etc/rc.conf has /dev/sysmouse and type "auto" but still no go. I am > posting this in the hopes that it will partially dissuade those considering > buying this make and model mouse! :\ > > Will someone note this "conflict" or malfunction at: > Title FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE Hardware Notes > Current URL http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.2.1R/hardware.html > URL of current anchor http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.2.1R/hardware-i386.html > > ? > > -- > Peter Leftwich > President & Founder, Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA > http://Www.Video2Video.Com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Subhro Sankha Kar School of Information Technology Block AQ-13/1 Sector V ZIP 700091 India
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