Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 14:57:21 +0100 From: Matt <matt@mattford.net> To: freebsd-questions@www.freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.4-RELEASE: mouse won't work (suspect KVM switch) Message-ID: <428603C1.3000709@mattford.net> In-Reply-To: <7093dffb05051406507d7ffb6c@mail.gmail.com> References: <7093dffb05051406507d7ffb6c@mail.gmail.com>
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Does the mouse work when not routed through the KVM box? Robert S wrote: > Spam Received See: http://www.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?63.251.163.114 > X-Scanned-By: mailscanner.tera-byte.com > > I've just installed the latest 5.4-RELEASE on a PC using a kvm switch. > I am completely unable to get the mouse to work. > > The switch is a no-name one with two ports (in a metal case!!). It's > been fine up until now, though I don't know if I've used FBSD on it. > > When I (re)start the mouse daemon, with /dev/psm0 as the mouse port I get > > # /etc/rc.d/moused restart > moused not running? > Starting moused:moused: unable to open /dev/psm0: No such file or directory > . > If I select /dev/sysmouse (which has usually worked in the past - in > /etc/rc.conf), it starts with no error messages, but there is no mouse > cursor on the console. If I try to start X, there are no errors, and > the mouse is present, but does not move. > > My mouse is a Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB and PS/2 compatible. > > If its of any help, here's the output of uname -a: > $ uname -a > FreeBSD freebsd.mydomain.com.au 5.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0: > Sun May 8 10:21:06 UTC 2005 > root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > > Can anybody help me out of this predicament? I realise that KVM > switches can be tricky beasts. > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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