From owner-freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 19 18:10:11 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1C4B1065673 for ; Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:10:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from FRS@MacLeanPower.com) Received: from us09exf01.MacLean-Fogg.com (ext-fw.maclean-fogg.com [67.98.137.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3ABCE8FC15 for ; Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:10:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from FRS@MacLeanPower.com) Received: from us09exm01.MacLean-Fogg.com ([192.168.33.32]) by us09exf01.MacLean-Fogg.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:10:05 -0500 Received: from US22EXM01.MacLean-Fogg.com ([192.168.59.33]) by us09exm01.MacLean-Fogg.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:10:05 -0500 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1914 Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:10:09 -0500 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: keyboard and mouse issues thread-index: AcjRiUyVdkBAErdkRmG10njaak8VAAAi/BmgAAiSeHA= From: "Schlechter, Fred" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Jun 2008 18:10:05.0603 (UTC) FILETIME=[B3773F30:01C8D237] Subject: FW: keyboard and mouse issues X-BeenThere: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD support for USB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:10:11 -0000 -----Original Message----- From: Schlechter, Fred=20 Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:46 AM To: 'Torfinn Ingolfsen' Subject: RE: keyboard and mouse issues -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-usb@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-usb@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Torfinn Ingolfsen Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:20 PM To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keyboard and mouse issues Hello, On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:53:59 -0500 "Schlechter, Fred" wrote: > The mouse pointer disappears when keys are pressed on the keyboard. > The mouse pointer reappears only when the mouse is moved or one of > the mouse buttons is pressed. This happens only in the console and >>AFAIK, this works as designed. And it has been working like that long >>before 7.0. You're correct, please see below. > I really can't say if this is a bug, but it is annoying and this issue > did not exist when using a PS2 mouse and keyboard. >>Are you certain about that? I just tested a few systems here, and all >>remove the mouse pointer i console when keys are pressed. Some of = these >>systems run FreeBSD 6.x, and one runs 7.0-stable. The problem was with my mouse. To verify the problem I connected my original PS2 mouse/keybrd and = rebooted. The mouse pointer did not disappear when keys were pressed but only when = I looked at the mouse pointer very closely did I see why. Apparently the = PS2 mouse is broken and even though it's not being touched it "quivers" very = slightly. The console sees that quivering as mouse movement and so = displays the mouse pointer. I recently upgraded to 7.0 and at the same time switched over to a USB = mouse and keyboard. So I assumed that the disappearing mouse pointer was a = possible bug with the 7.0 release. Thank you for your response(s), without them I probably wouldn't have = noticed something so subtle. Fred S. _______________________________________________ freebsd-usb@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-usb To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-usb-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" The contents of this message may be privileged and confidential.=20 Therefore, if this message has been received in error, please delete it = without reading it.=20 Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable = privilege.=20 Please do not disseminate this message without the permission of the = author.