Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:02:31 -0500 From: pete collins <pcollins@ocsny.com> To: Adam K Kirchhoff <adamk@voicenet.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Not detecting PS/2 mouse Message-ID: <36D1A9C7.B37AAD4@ocsny.com> References: <36D16D1E.652C4D01@voicenet.com>
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Adam K Kirchhoff wrote: > For some reason, FreeBSD (versions 2.2.8, and 3.1, as well as a > snapshot of 3.0) doesn't detect my ps/2 mouse. I've tried a number of > different mice (Logitech 3-button, Microsoft, Compaq), all of which have > worked under Linux and OpenBSD, but which have never been detected by > FreeBSD. Even thought the GENERIC kernel is supposed to support the > ps/2 mouse, I went ahead and recompiled the kernel under 2.2.8, but it > still refused to see it. > During the boot process I've also gone in UserConfig mode to specify > different io ports... Still no luck. > I'm going to try to recompile the kernel under 3.1 tonight and give > it another go. > I would really like to give up on Linux and switch over to FreeBSD > but I have no free serial ports and can't exactly do much without a > mouse. > The computer is a Compaq Presario 2200, with a Cyrix MediaGX > processor and any help would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks. > > Adam K > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message make sure you have this line uncommented in your kernel config file device psm0 at isa? port "IO_KBD" conflicts tty irq 12 vector psmintr that usually does it for me later To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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