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From: "Daan Vreeken [PA4DAN]" <Danovitsch@vitsch.net>
To: Trey Sizemore <trey@fastmail.fm>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:52:27 +0100
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On Saturday 27 November 2004 21:28, Trey Sizemore wrote:
> I've just installed FreeBSD 5.3 on my desktop machine (P4 2.8GHz with
> 512MB RAM) and cannot get my mouse pointer to move in KDE.  It is a
> Microsoft Wireless Optical 2.0 mouse (USB) and I have the following
> section in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file:
>
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "Auto"
> Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
> Option "Buttons" "7"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>
> I have installed FreeBSD from the disc 1 ISO file and installed
> everything by default.  I have not done a kernel recomple at this point.
>
> Is this an issue with my xorg.conf file or a USB issue that requires a
> kernel recompile?  I did not see anything helpful in the Using X11 in
> the manual.
Make sure you have usbd running and have set usbd_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf
When a mouse is plugged in usbd should start moused to handle the input.
The debug output on your console should state ums0 being attached when the 
mouse is plugged in.

Good luck,
Daan