Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 00:16:31 +0930 From: Wayne <wshrubsole@ozemail.com.au> To: Robert S <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.4-RELEASE: mouse won't work (suspect KVM switch) Message-ID: <42860F47.20904@ozemail.com.au> In-Reply-To: <7093dffb05051406507d7ffb6c@mail.gmail.com> References: <7093dffb05051406507d7ffb6c@mail.gmail.com>
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Robert S wrote: >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" > > > Hey Robert Seeing your using a USB mouse try using /dev/usm0 from what you have posted, moused cant find the /dev/psm0 file. good luck Robert Wayne
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