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#! rnews 1333 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!samba.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!in-news.erinet.com!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!van-bc!nntp.portal.ca!news From: Christoff Snijders <hjcs@portal.ca> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: PS/2 mouse not detected Date: Tue, 09 Apr 1996 10:10:25 -0700 Organization: Client of Intenet Portal Services Lines: 23 Message-ID: <316A9A01.253@portal.ca> References: <4k4vja$lf3@ns1.unitech.com.hk> NNTP-Posting-Host: d170.portal.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Win95; I) Farmer wrote: > > Hi, > > I installed FreeBSD 2.1 and recompiled the kernel (as describe > in the FAQ ) to enable the PS/2 port on my SP3G board. > > However, everytime the system boots, my PS/2 mouse ( a OEM product from Logitech ) just left undetected. Any similar experience ? > > Regards, > Farmer Yes. I had exactly the same experience. You need to configure the device psm0 in the kernel. This has to be done manually--FreeBSD does not detect PS/2-style mice automatically. See http://www.ca.freebsd.org/FAQ/freebsd-faq37.html#37 for more information. Hope this helps you along. Christoff Snijders hjcs@portal.ca