From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 7 17:20:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 035E5106567A for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:20:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpalmer@freebsd.org) Received: from noop.in-addr.com (in-addr.broker.freenet6.net [IPv6:2001:5c0:8fff:fffe::214d]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C37F88FC13 for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:20:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpalmer@freebsd.org) Received: from gjp by noop.in-addr.com with local (Exim 4.54 (FreeBSD)) id 1K523L-0009Pj-HP; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:18:07 -0400 Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 13:18:07 -0400 From: Gary Palmer To: dfeustel@mindspring.com Message-ID: <20080607171807.GA998@in-addr.com> References: <20080607160915.2AEFB8FC17@mx1.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080607160915.2AEFB8FC17@mx1.freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0 Suddenly Dead mouse X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:20:59 -0000 On Sat, Jun 07, 2008 at 04:09:15PM +0000, dfeustel@mindspring.com wrote: > My optical mouse has suddenly died for the 2nd time in both kde and X on > a new computer running 64-bit AMD FreeBSD 7.0. This is the second time > this mouse has died this way (last time was when I was using the mouse > on a different AMD 64-bit computer running X/kde onOpenBSD). Cycling > power and rebooting the computer does not revive the mouse. > > Assuming (dangerous, I know :-) ) that the mouse is not broken, where in > the X code might the mouse be 'turned off' and how, (if that has been > done) would I turn it back on? > > Also, is there a way to simulate the mouse commands using the keyboard > when the mouse becomes catatonic? I hate to have to keep using > ctl-alt-bksp to abort X. I cannot answer the "turned off" question, but if you have a keyboard with a numlock key and a numeric keypad, pressing SHIFT-NUMLOCK will turn the keypad into a low quality mouse. 8 moves the pointer up, 2 moves it down, etc. Pressing SHIFT-NUMLOCK again disables the feature. At least on my system, the system speaker beeps when you toggle the feature. Regards, Gary