From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 24 11:04:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 875E816A41F for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:04:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from teilhk@crosswinds.net) Received: from cwpro1.crosswinds.net (cwpro1.crosswinds.net [69.28.227.134]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5AA543D5C for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:04:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from teilhk@crosswinds.net) Received: from [201.127.10.40] (helo=fortunato) by cwpro1.crosswinds.net with smtp (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1Eq7Cf-00064E-0A for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 06:04:46 -0500 Message-ID: <022401c60879$d6309150$210110ac@fortunato> From: "Teilhard Knight" To: "FreeBDS" References: <01a001c6086d$8c0d57e0$210110ac@fortunato> <43AD197A.50905@gmx.net> <01bd01c60872$faef7990$210110ac@fortunato> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 05:04:38 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cwpro1.crosswinds.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crosswinds.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: USB mice X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:04:47 -0000 On 12/24/05, Teilhard Knight wrote: > > Teilhard Knight wrote: > > > >> It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new hardware > >> leaves you unsatisfied. One has to choose, upon boot, the option to use > >> an USB keyboard by hand, and I have found no way to make a USB mouse to > >> work. The OS broadly supports serial mice and hardly PS/2 mice, both > >> almost out of the market nowadays. Are USB mice supported by FreeBSD? > >> > >> Teilhard. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >> > >> > > Currently all three systems which run FreeBSD have USB mice, two of them > > just plain Logitech optical mouses, the third is a Logitech MX 300, but > > every other mouse should work when you have enabled moused. Try plugin > > in > > the mouse when FreeBSD is up and running, it should detect it > > automatically > > It didn't work. Actually I have a little more than a USB mouse, I have a > wireless mouse and wireless keyboard which are both controlled by a > central > unit which plugs into an USB port in the computer. The keyboard works > well, > with the option of booting with an USB keyboard, but I cannot make the > mouse > work. Any suggestions? > > Teilhard. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > load the ums module by typing these command. you need to be root though. # kldload ums # moused -p /dev/ums0 -t auto then see if the mouse daemon is running using top or ps. --- if this does not work you may have to rebuild yoru kernel with the following options device ohci device ums -------------- Thanks. Upon issuing the command: # kldload ums, I get: 'kldload: can't load ums: file exists'. But if I go to /dev, ums is not present. Are you sure kldload is the right command? Teilhard.