From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 4 20:54:43 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A17FC16A4CE for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:54:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68A0A43D39 for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:54:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jester@panix.com) Received: from panix2.panix.com (panix2.panix.com [166.84.1.2]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1359898961 for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 23:54:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jester@localhost) by panix2.panix.com (8.11.6p2-a/8.8.8/PanixN1.1) id i353sfv27084 for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 23:54:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 23:54:41 -0400 From: Jesse Sheidlower To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040405035441.GA26270@panix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Trackpad with USB mouse, at same time X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 03:54:43 -0000 (This is somewhat updated from earlier questions on -questions, so I apologize for the duplication.) I've recently installed FreeBSD 5.2.1 on an IBM ThinkPad T41p. I have disabled the touchpad in the BIOS, and the trackpoint works fine, all three buttons of it. My problem is that I cannot seem to use both the trackpoint and a USB mouse at the same time. For the trackpoint, I have to set "Device" to /dev/psm0 in the "mouse" section of my XF86Config file; if I use /dev/sysmouse, it will not recognize the trackpoint, which as far as I can tell, it should. However, /dev/sysmouse does pick up a USB mouse. The upshot is that I can't use both the trackpoint and an external mouse without changing the config file and restarting X. The moused(8) docs discuss running a separate moused process for the two devices, but I can't get this to work, and wouldn't know how to automate it if I could. Also, on another ThinkPad running 4.9, I have no problem using the trackpad and a USB mouse at the same time (in that case, "Device" is set to /dev/mouse, which is however a symlink to /dev/sysmouse). Any suggestions? Thank you. Jesse Sheidlower