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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!chi-news.cic.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.crd.ge.com!ctrlnews.erie.ge.com!flounder.trans.ge.com!news.ge.com!luss.is.ge.com!not-for-mail From: jrs@tampa2.is.ge.com (Jim Smithson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Microsoft Mouse with X Windows? Date: 2 Nov 1995 09:48:46 -0500 Organization: Just me Lines: 18 Message-ID: <47aloe$ora@tampa2.is.ge.com> References: <475cu2$eij@solaris.cc.vt.edu> <476817$qm2@usenet.rpi.edu> Keywords: ps2 mouse conflict kernel psm driver If you have a PS2 mouse then you need to rebuild the kernel with the psm driver and link to /dev/mouse (ln /dev/psm0 /dev/mouse). Look at file /sys/i386/conf/LINT But I do know someone with a kernel that regularly locks up after he included the psm driver. Taking the psm driver out resolves the lock up problems. Anybody else have this problem? He's got a Micron P120 with EDO RAM. Maybe a conflict with his Diamond Stealth video card? I've got a PS2 mouse myself and it works fine. jrs@is.ge.com >I installed FreeBSD from CD-ROM and it boots ok, but when I go to run startx, >it tells me that the mouse isn't configured.. I ran xf86config and set >everything up, but it doesn't work.. what should I put in the line where it >says "/dev/????" for the mouse? I'd greatly appreciate any help.. > >(e-mail: jmacher@vt.edu) >