From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Apr 7 8:25: 9 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from fep04-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com (fep04-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com [66.185.86.74]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8B6A37B421 for ; Sun, 7 Apr 2002 08:25:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from p1 ([24.192.4.162]) by fep04-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com (InterMail vM.5.01.04.06 201-253-122-122-106-20020109) with ESMTP id <20020407152501.TWUL4375.fep04-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com@p1>; Sun, 7 Apr 2002 11:25:01 -0400 From: "Beauford" To: "'Steven Goodwin'" Cc: "'FreeBSD'" Subject: RE: XF86Config - HELP!!! Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 10:24:36 -0700 Message-ID: <000701c1de59$1a3dfc10$6401a8c0@p1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH LOGIN at fep04-mail.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com from [24.192.4.162] using ID at Sun, 7 Apr 2002 11:24:53 -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I took off the Logitec mouse and put on a USB mouse, and I at least got the mouse to move, but it is eratic and all over the screen. Looks nice, but useless. > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Goodwin [mailto:steve@cit.gu.edu.au] > Sent: April 7, 2002 4:49 AM > To: Beauford > Cc: FreeBSD > Subject: Re: XF86Config - HELP!!! > > > I don't think xf86config (it think that is the utility) has > ever set up my mouse properly under freebsd. A couple of > modifications have always seemed to get it working for me. > Firstly, I have the option > > moused_enable="YES" > > in my /etc/rc.conf file which starts the moused daemon upon > boot. This is not necessary if your mouse is USB and you > have the usb daemon start moused for you. To do this (if you > have a usb mouse), add > > usbd_enable="YES" > > in the same rc.conf file instead. Now, in the > /etc/X11/XF86Config modify the appropriate lines in the > InputDevice section to the following > > Option "Protocol" "auto" > Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > > And see how you go. > > Good Luck, > Steve > > > On Sun, 7 Apr 2002, Beauford wrote: > > > This can't be this hard. I have run XF86Config at least > 200 times and > > have tried combination after combination, and I can't even get the > > damn mouse to work (Logitec 3 button serial). > > > > I have a Celeron 366 with a SB16, SiS 6236 video card, and > an older 14 > > inch MicroScan SVGA monitor and have put in the proper information > > when asked, so I don't have a clue. The biggest problem > though is the > > mouse. Whenever I run startx it crashes with the lovely "no > such file > > or directory" error about the mouse - which I don't > understand, cause > > it is there. > > > > Can anyone shed light on what I might be doing wrong, 'cause I just > > don't see it. > > > > I have also tried setting the mouse up in sysinstall and it > won't work > > there either. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message