Date: Fri, 12 May 95 03:38:57 +0000 From: vernon@public.bta.net.cn To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: X-windows mouse problem Message-ID: <9505121057.AA0027@eds.com.bta.net.cn>
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This is my second attempt at this question. If anyone responded to my query the first time around, I appoligize, but I did not receive your response. If I am sending this query to the wrong location, please indicate so and if possible provide me with an appropriate E-mail address. I have installed FreeBSD 2.0 and the associated X-Windows package on my computer system. I have read the associated documentation and attempted several configurations to get the X-Windows server to function properly on my system. Currently I can run the X-Windows server and it will come up, however the mouse does not function properly. I have the mouse configured as a PS/2 mouse (the correct configuration for my computer system). The /dev/psm0 entry exists, but the mouse cursor does not respond to any mouse event. I have attempted all the configuration options that I could think of and have consulted the documentation that came with my the FreeBSD 2.0 version I am using (I purchased the Walnut Creek CD-ROM) but I have not been able to get the mouse to work properly. The documentation I have indicates that you can cat from the device /dev/tty00 to check for mouse events. When I try this I get no visual reaction corresponding to mouse events. I have also tried to cat from /dev/psm0 and /dev/mouse (both of which exist), but these devices do not allow me to cat from them (unless I change the file attributes, and even then I do not get any visual reaction for mouse events). I am running FreeBSD 2.0 on a Gateway 2000 P5-75. The system has a PS/2 mouse which is detected properly by the other software I use (my primary 720MB HD is dedicated to OS/2 v.3 - Warp - I run FreeBSD 2.0 from a second dedicated 450MB HD). I see no indication of the mouse being detected in the boot messages (I don't know if I should or not). I would greatly appreciate any additional ideas or help anyone can provide. Regards, and to the FreeBSD 2.0 authors/contributers, thanks for the great work! Vernon Stinebaker
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