Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 22:59:03 +0000 () From: James Raynard <fqueries@parody.tecc.co.uk> To: Michael Ryan <mike@networx.ie> Cc: FreeBSD Support <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse and X Windows Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960103224318.203H-100000@parody.tecc.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <ECS9512301814A@networx.ie>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sat, 30 Dec 1995, Michael Ryan wrote: > (a) I'm trying to get a Logitech compatible mouse working > with XFree86. (It's a Compaq-branded mouse.) I've > rebuilt the kernel with the following lines in the config file: > options ALLOW_CONFLICT_IOADDR > device psm0 at isa? port "IO_KBD" tty irq 12 vector psmintr As this is a Logitech-compatible mouse, shouldn't you be using device mse0 at isa? port 0x23c tty irq 5 vector mseintr instead? > The rebuild went fine. The following exists in /dev: > crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 21, 1 Dec 30 17:25 /dev/psm0 > I can't read from the device. "cat" gives the following > error message: > # cat < /dev/psm0 > cat: stdin: Resource temporarily unavailable > > When I run "startx", the following message is among > the output generated: > Warning: unable to get status of mouse fd (Invalid argument) I suspect these are symptoms of using the wrong device and/or the wrong protocol in XF86Config. (Although trying to do a 'cat' on a PS/2 device doesn't work even if you've got everything else right, just to add to the fun 8-) > (b) Is Motif available? Yes, but at a price (~GBP100). A free clone called "LessTif" is in an advanced stage of development and is probably a better bet if you don't mind waiting a little. James Segmentation fault (core dumped): cannot find file '.signature'
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.3.91.960103224318.203H-100000>