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From: buzzardw@db.erau.edu (Bryce Buzzard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: More on my PS/2 Mouse and XFree86...
Date: 6 Aug 1993 12:57:35 -0400
Organization: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL USA
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shocking@cs.uq.oz.au (Stephen Hocking) writes:

>In <23mkcb$86@aquila.db.erau.edu> buzzardw@db.erau.edu (Bryce Buzzard) writes:

>>Well, I got it working...  Kinda.  The mouse will only work when something
>>is going on with the machine (i.e. when I hold down the shift key or any 
>>other key for that matter or if a program is running in the active window.)
>>I have no CLUE why it does this, so if I run something as simple as "xeyes"
>>and iconify it, I have full control over the mouse while it's in the window
>>manager.

>	You need to have NEW_SELECT defined in the options section of your
>kernel config file. The instructions should be in the README as wot came
>with the device driver. Mine works fine with this set.

Hmmmm...  Well, we've tried it both ways, but still with the same results..
Any othe suggestions??

	Thanks..
		- Bryce