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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PS/2 Mouse under XFree86-current
Date: 2 Apr 1997 14:01:26 GMT
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In article <E7uHzB.Gvy@nonexistent.com>,
efutch@nyct.net (Eric Futch) writes:
> My PS/2 mouse works with FreeBSD 2.2.1 ... with the vidcontrol -m on and
> moused stuff... but when I try to use it under X... I always get something
> like device busy... good thing I had a GlidePoint in the closet.. I have that
> on /dev/cuaa0 and X uses that would but it would be nice to use the same mouse
> on the con and in X...
>
> Any ideas?
I believe you have to tell X you've got a MouseSystems mouse on
/dev/sysmouse - but I havn't tried this (yet).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !