Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:57:09 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB mouse support Message-ID: <200411281757.09367.marko@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <41A8FF16.7090100@fastmail.fm> References: <41A8E362.1070309@fastmail.fm> <41A8F587.2090706@freebsd.org> <41A8FF16.7090100@fastmail.fm>
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On Sat November 27 2004 22:26, Trey Sizemore wrote: > Mark Ovens wrote: > > Trey Sizemore wrote: > >> I've just installed FreeBSD 5.3 on my desktop machine (P4 2.8GHz with > >> 512MB RAM) and cannot get my mouse pointer to move in KDE. It is a > >> Microsoft Wireless Optical 2.0 mouse (USB) and I have the following > >> section in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file: > >> > >> Driver "mouse" > >> Option "Protocol" "Auto" > >> Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > >> Option "Buttons" "7" > >> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > >> > >> I have installed FreeBSD from the disc 1 ISO file and installed > >> everything by default. I have not done a kernel recomple at this point. > >> > >> Is this an issue with my xorg.conf file or a USB issue that requires > >> a kernel recompile? I did not see anything helpful in the Using X11 > >> in the manual. > > > > They don't work :-( I have to run mine on PS/2 via an adaptor. There > > is a patch in http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/70607 to > > fix this. I tried the first version of the patch; the mouse worked but > > there were other problems. There have been several modifications done > > to the patch since then that I haven't tried. > > I've just tried mine by using the PS/2 adaptor and it's not working here > either. The light on the 'base station' doesn't stay on. Is your > xorg.conf different than mine? > Slightly: Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "sysmouse" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "Buttons" "5" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" I don't use the tiltwheel - it annoys me - hence Buttons set to 5 Regards, Mark
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