From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 20 16:12:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E91516A402 for ; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:12:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kamikaze@bsdforen.de) Received: from mail.bsdforen.de (bsdforen.de [212.204.60.79]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44E8313C447 for ; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:12:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kamikaze@bsdforen.de) Received: from mobileKamikaze.norad (nat-wh-1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de [129.13.72.169]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.bsdforen.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFA35405486; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:12:05 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <47BC5155.8070605@bsdforen.de> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:12:05 +0100 From: Dominic Fandrey User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20080205) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: stevefranks@ieee.org References: <539c60b90802200752h21d0547bmde5ccd6d5f43222d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90802200752h21d0547bmde5ccd6d5f43222d@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: mouse works on console, not in Xorg X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:12:07 -0000 Steve Franks wrote: > I thought my mouse was toast, until I ctrl-alt-F2'd back to a console, > and it works fine there. I don't see this covered in the handbook. > I've got two other FreeBSD systems: one 6.3 and one 7.0-RC1, and with > both of those you plug the usb mouse in and 'it just works'. I've > tried the new system with both no xorg.conf, as well as an xorg.conf > that points at /dev/sysmouse and one that points at /dev/ums0, and I'm > having no luck here. My brand-new 1680x1050 monitor 'just works', > surprisingly! I didn't even have to do the ModeLine in the handbook > until I made a new xorg.conf file. If it works on the console, /dev/sysmouse aught to be the right one. Please post the InputDevice section for your mouse.