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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: serial mouse problems
Date: 2 Apr 1997 15:03:50 GMT
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In article <859929083.957@dejanews.com>,
waldorfm@rferl.org writes:
> For some reason my serial mouse does not seem to
> work at all under FreeBSD 2.2.1R. The mouse is a
> Microsoft Serial - PS/2 compatible, connected to
> COM1. The mouse does not work at the console nor
> does it in X windows.
> Since it is working in a different OS using the
> same hardware setup, I assume something is wrong
> with my FreeBSD configuration. Which is:
>
> /etc/sysconfig
> mousedport="/dev/cuaa0"
> mousedflags=""
>
> /etc/XF86Config
> Section "Pointer"
> Protocol "Microsoft"
> Device "/dev/mouse"
>
> /dev
> ls -l
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel .. mouse -> /dev/cuaa0
>
> What's wrong?
>
> Please email to waldorfm@rferl.org
>
> Thanks!
I believe you have to tell X it's a MouseSystems mouse on /dev/sysmouse
if you also want to use moused. I havn't used both myself (yet).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !