Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 09:56:56 +0200 (MET DST) From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: donhum@ix.netcom.com (Don Humphreys) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "X" system installation...getting one's mouse to be recognized.. Message-ID: <199507230756.JAA01334@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <199507222035.NAA22347@ix3.ix.netcom.com> from "Don Humphreys" at Jul 22, 95 01:35:42 pm
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> > Dear Tech Support, > > BACKGROUND INFO: > I have ordered, received, and installed the latest FreeBSD 2.05 from > Walnut Creek using the CD Rom. > > As I have an IDE CD ROM interface, I installed from a DOS partition. > > PROBLEM: > Here'S the problem... > > Everything seemed to install Ok, except I cannot get the "X" system > configuration to recognize my MOUSE. > > I have an ACER Pentium 60mhz machine that was preloaded with DOS 6.22 > and windows 3.1. > > The mouse driver is located in C:\mouse. MOUSE.EXE AND MOUSE.COM ARE > present in this directory? > DOS was installed (mounted) when setting up PARTITIONS during the > installation of FREEBSD. FREEBSD was installed in an extended > DOS partition. > > When running the XCONfigure utiltity, as part of the installation > process, I have tried every variation that i could think of to specify > the location of the MICROSOFT COMPATIABLE (2 BUTTON) MOUSE. > > What do I need to do in order to cofigure (install) X Windows in > FREEBSD? What directory should I specify when the location of the > mouse is requested in the XCONFIG dirctory...their example is > /dev/mouse. This didn't work, nor did /dos/mouse (mountpoint of C: > dos), nor anything else I tried. > > I don't remember the exact error message, but I believe that it > was MOUSE NOT configured or not found...something to that effect. > AT any rate, the result is that X windows does not load. depending on whether the mouse is connected to COM1 or COM2 use (in the xf86config dialog): /dev/cuaa0 or /dev/cuaa1 respectively. Instead of cua devices you may also try /dev/ttyd[01]. > > I'm new to UNIX and FREEBSD, so I wouldn't be surprised that I have > overlooked something. > > PLEASE advise. > > Sincerely, > > Don Humphreys > > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de FreeBSD blues.physik.rwth-aachen.de 2.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 2.2-CURRENT #0: Tue Jul 18 14:49:19 MET DST 1995 kuku@blues.physik.rwth-aachen.de: /usr/src/sys/compile/BLUESGUS i386
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