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From: phil@rivendell.apana.org.au (Phil Homewood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse driver in FreeBSD?
Date: 22 Aug 1994 02:27:25 GMT
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chada@cc.usu.edu wrote:
: -- 
: I cannot find any drivers in /dev for a PS/2 mouse.  Am I going to need to
: recompile the kernal to get PS/2 mouse support?  I would rather not have to buy
: a serial mouse, and I'd like to keep all of my serial ports open for modem and
: terminal.

Yes, a kernel compile is imminent.
Look at the comments around 'device psm0' in /sys/i386/conf/LINT.

Phil.
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Phil Homewood                           phil@rivendell.apana.org.au
APANA Brisbane Regional Co-Ordinator    brisbane@apana.org.au
          "I hope them cigarettes gonna make you cough
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