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Date:      Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:43:27 +0100
From:      Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Cc:        Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, Andrew Thompson <thompsa@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Apparent moused regression since r189490
Message-ID:  <200903100843.27694.hselasky@c2i.net>
In-Reply-To: <49B5A02E.3020203@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <49B594F5.2030800@FreeBSD.org> <20090309222444.GA60744@citylink.fud.org.nz> <49B5A02E.3020203@FreeBSD.org>

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On Tuesday 10 March 2009, Doug Barton wrote:
> Andrew Thompson wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 03:15:17PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
> >> Howdy,
> >>
> >> In the kernel I'm using now, 8.0-CURRENT #0 r189490: Sat Mar  7
> >> 10:18:21 PST 2009, moused works as expected both in the console and in
> >> X (without HAL). I tried updating my sources last night and today, and
> >> when I boot those kernels as soon as I move the mouse the first time
> >> it drops to the bottom of the screen and then I cannot move it any
> >> longer.
> >>
> >> If this is a situation where I need to install the userland stuff to
> >> match the kernel then I'm happy to do that, but if so there should be
> >> something in src/UPDATING. Following the typical method of installing
> >> and booting the new kernel first in -current gives the results I
> >> described above, so I'm loathe to install userland till I know it's
> >> going to work.
> >
> > I take it this is a usb mouse.
>
> Yes. Sorry, forgot to mention that. Specifically it's a logitech
> trackball, in case that helps.
>
> > r189583 seems to be the only related
> > change, do you want to try a current kernel minus that diff.
>
> As I mentioned above, I tried last night (before 189583) and this
> morning. In fact, I tried again this morning hoping that revision
> would help, but it did not.
>

r189583 does not fully work without: 

http://perforce.freebsd.org/chv.cgi?CH=158916

It looks like Andrew did not commit this patch yet ...

--HPS



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