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From: dfr@render.com (Doug Rabson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse not working
Date: 16 Jun 1995 14:34:03 GMT
Organization: RenderMorphics Ltd.
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In-reply-to: Markus Baeurle's message of 14 Jun 1995 15:40:29 GMT
In article <3rmvtd$9pj@news.belwue.de> Markus Baeurle <s671687@rghx50.gp.fht-esslingen.de> writes:
> From: Markus Baeurle <s671687@rghx50.gp.fht-esslingen.de>
> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
> Date: 14 Jun 1995 15:40:29 GMT
> Organization: Hochschule fuer Technik Esslingen
> X-URL: news:3rh9ek$mlr@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de
>
> Hello Joerg!
>
> I have the same problem as Cory, I'm only one step in front.
> I found the question about this in the BSD FAQ and recompiled a kernel that
> includes the psm0 device. First I forgot to enable I/O address conflicts, but
> that's not the problem.
> The problem is, it doesn't work! When I try to "cat < /dev/psm0" the reaction
> is "cat: stdin: Resource temporarily unavailable". :-((( OTOH, it's reported
> during bootup ("psm0 at 0x60-0x63 irq 12 on motherboard").
> The machine is a HP Vectra 486/66N and I still have FreeBSD 2.0R.
You will always get this error since /dev/psm0 only supports
non-blocking I/O. It will work fine with the X server. I use Xaccel
with a PS/2 mouse and you just need to change the [MOUSE] section in
/etc/Xaccel.ini as follows (or use Xsetup):
[MOUSE]
Device = "/dev/psm0";
Protocol = PS/2;
Emulate3Buttons = YES;
I haven't used XFree86 for ages so I can't remember the correct
incantation for that. I am sure it is documented somewhere.
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