Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:23:00 +0200 From: Aniruddha <mailing_list@orange.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB mouse problems Message-ID: <1223313780.24138.8.camel@debian> In-Reply-To: <20081006170501.GA26115@icarus.home.lan> References: <1223275319.4116.7.camel@debian> <20081006130929.386aebb7@baby-jane-lamaiziere-net.local> <48E9F93A.5020806@webzone.net.au> <1223311942.24138.6.camel@debian> <20081006170501.GA26115@icarus.home.lan>
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On Mon, 2008-10-06 at 10:05 -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > I don't think this has something to with a bios setting/jumper. My > > other USB ports are working fine ( I also have an USB keyboard plugged > > in). > > > > Furthermore in Linux nor Vista I've encountered this problem. Therefor I > > suspect it must have something to do with FreeBSD. Maybe it's an bug? If > > someone has an solution that would be great! > > FreeBSD's existing USB stack is known to be... shall we say, flaky. > It's well-established at this point. The possibility of it being > related to FreeBSD's USB stack is very likely. > > A new USB stack is available for CURRENT, but requires manual patching. > If you're willing to try this, you should get in contact with Alfred > Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> to discuss/get the patch. Keep in mind > that this patch, as I stated, only applies to CURRENT, and not to > FreeBSD 7 or earlier. > > You can download a CURRENT ISO here: > > ftp://ftp4.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/200809/ > Lol, during my search for a solution I did see numerous problems with mice. Out of curiosity; is CURRENT the same as FreeBSD 7.1-BETA? -- Regards, Aniruddha
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