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Date:      Wed, 26 Nov 1997 07:44:12 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>
To:        Private_User@amoco.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PS/2 Mouse Support
Message-ID:  <199711261344.HAA25297@horton.iaces.com>
In-Reply-To: <199711261312.AA23536@interlock.amoco.com> from Sy Bensky at "Nov 26, 97 07:19:54 am"

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In a previous message, Sy Bensky said:
> With virtually all PCs now equipped with PS/2 style mouse ports, why all
> the grief associated with using such a mouse with FreeBSD?  The
> XF86Config program even has a selection for PS/2 style mouse but it
> creates an /etc/XF86Config file that DOESN'T WORK.
> 
> The device "/dev/mouse" does not exist.  Some documentation says to use
> /dev/sysmouse.  Again this device doesn't exist.

It has always worked for me. Did you enable the ps/2 mouse in the
kernel?




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