Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 10:55:35 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Stupid Mouse Question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0207061047350.35332-100000@wonkity.com>
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It seemed like a simple way to avoid fan noise would be to set up my new 4.6 system in the basement, and use long video, keyboard, and mouse cables. The distance is only about 25 feet, and the www.nti1.com video cable works great. So does the keyboard. But the mouse... What I've found is that FreeBSD doesn't even set up psm0 if it can't see the mouse--which is what happens when the mouse is attached via the 25-foot extension cable. It does work if attached directly. A couple of optical Intellimice from The Company That Should Not Be Named behave the same--the light comes on, but no response. Attach an older Compaq PS/2 mouse, and the system won't even boot! Next thing to try is to remove the PS/2 adapter on an Intellimouse and try a USB extension cable, but passive USB is only supposed to go 5 meters. So it may require active. Has anyone else experienced this, and solved it? -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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