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Date:      Mon, 11 May 1998 20:15:57 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com>
To:        Greg McNichol <gc@mcnichol.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: X Windows & Mouse Problems
Message-ID:  <XFMail.980511201557.malte@webmore.com>
In-Reply-To: <000001bd7cde$9f6e6cc0$80045b0a@mcnichog.fnb.fcnbd.com>

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On 11-May-98 Greg McNichol wrote:
> I am a recent convert to FreeBSD and was impressed by the ease in which you
> could load this OS (very different than even Linux). After getting it up and
> running I was still faced w/ two problems:
> 
> 1) On my COMPAQ DESKPRO 5190 and NEC MultiSync 3Fg monitor I can't get the
> mouse to be recognized. X Windows will only load if I specify /dev/sysmouse
> but, regardless of which protocol I choose the mouse will not work.

Did you enable moused in /etc/rc.conf ?

> 2) Xwindows loads at the incorrect screen resolution (windows occupy the
> entire screen) w/ SVGA 800x600 settings and Cirrus 5134 chipset specified (I
> had similar problems w/ Linux but not as bad).

Maybe some timing/frequency-restrictions due to your monitor-setup in
/etc/XF86Config. If you are lost, post your XF86Config.

Malte
> 
> Can anyone be of some assistance?
> 
> Greg McNichol
> Gc@mcnichol.net
> 
> 
> 
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Date: 11-May-98
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