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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news.magicnet.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-atl-21.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-hub.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-10.sprintlink.net!helena.MT.net!nate From: nate@see.my.signature (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.windows.x.i386unix Subject: Re: Docking station and mouse problems Date: 27 Nov 1996 16:46:28 GMT Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations Lines: 31 Message-ID: <57hr94$i2@helena.MT.net> References: <f5bsp5y784s.fsf@grogan.cogsci.ed.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: trout.mt.sri.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:31655 comp.windows.x.i386unix:21815 In article <f5bsp5y784s.fsf@grogan.cogsci.ed.ac.uk>, Henry S. Thompson <ht@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: >When I put my new Dell Latitude 133 XPi in its docking station, the >station keyboard works, but not the station mouse (both work under >Windoz). Which version of FreeBSD? Which kernel options are you using? Are you suspending it from sleep mode to install it, or rebooting from scratch? Which mouse driver are you using? Are you using an external mouse? > APM is also a serious problem -- if I don't disable it >altogether I get trashed FreeBSD disk! See above. Is APM enabled by default? Are you trying to use the apm driver, or what? How are you using the APM driver that causes disk corruption? I need more information if I'm going to be able to help. Note also that you'll get better response to questions by sending them to 'mobile@FreeBSD.org'. The FreeBSD laptop and APM guy, Nate -- nate@sri.com | Research Engineer, SRI Intl. - Montana Operations nate@trout.mt.sri.com | Loving life in God's country, the great state of work #: (406) 449-7662 | Montana (all the crazies are now in jail 'cept us home #: (406) 443-7063 | natives). - Fly fishing fanatic!