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From: mhulse@netcom.com
Subject: Newbie mouse help
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I am learning FreeBSD and trying to set up X windows. My problem is getting the 
mouse to work within Xwin. I have a standalone PC with a MS mouse plugged into 
comA (serial port). I've tried using both tty00 and tty01 within Xconfig, but 
the cursor dosen't respond.

Does the mouse need to be set up within FreeBSD first (how)? Should I be using 
another device within /dev for the mouse?

I searched the man pages and any faqs I could find.

-Mark Hulse-