Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 15:20:37 +0900 From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: Peter Haight <peterh@wartch.rih.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Message-ID: <199712210620.PAA19069@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 20 Dec 1997 21:06:36 PST." <199712210506.VAA00290@wartch.rih.org> References: <199712210506.VAA00290@wartch.rih.org>
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>>I am not sure which type of mouse you own, the PS/2 mouse or the >>serial mouse? > >It is definitely a PS/2 mouse. I have been using it with the psm0 driver for >a few weeks now. [snip] >>If you do have a PS/2 mouse, it is connected to the PS/2 mouse port, >>and it works on other computers, there may be a hardware problem: a) >>the PS/2 mouse port on this motherboard may be broken, b) or the >>cabling between the motherboard and the PS/2 mouse port connector on >>you computer case is somewhat bad. > >How can I confirm or deny either of these two problems? If you have an AT style motherboard, it is most likely that there is a flat cable from the motherboard to the PS/2 mouse port connector. If you have a spare flat cable around you, you swap the cable and see if the mouse works. If the motherboard is of the ATX type, the connector is soldered on the motherboard, thus, there is no possibility b) above. I understand that the PS/2 mouse, the motherboard and the psm driver have been working until lately. Have you ever plug or unplug the PS/2 mouse from the system while power to the system is ON? The PS/2 mouse interface and the keyboard interface appear to be very sensitive to noise and can be fried easily. I have known a couple of people around me who did unplug or plug the PS/2 mouse while the system is running and ruined the interface. Kazu
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