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Date:      Wed, 12 Jan 2000 20:25:52 +0000
From:      George Cox <gjvc@extremis.demon.co.uk>
To:        Jimmy Hjelm <jimbo99@telia.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: PS/2 Mouse
Message-ID:  <20000112202552.C300@extremis.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <001501bf5d2e$7058a680$36bc43c3@julia>; from jimbo99@telia.com on Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 07:52:15PM %2B0100
References:  <001b01bf5c6d$0dc0e800$acbd43c3@julia> <20000111235915.B2065@extremis.demon.co.uk> <003001bf5cee$5218ebc0$4cbc43c3@julia> <20000112143905.A352@extremis.demon.co.uk> <001501bf5d2e$7058a680$36bc43c3@julia>

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On 12/01 19:52, Jimmy Hjelm wrote:

> > That's not right. /dev/mouse, if it exists, should point to /dev/psm0
> > -- the PS/2 port itself.  Point moused at /dev/psm0 and X at
> > /dev/sysmouse.
> > 
> 
> That is one step forward!
> 
> Now when moused is started at boot, an arrow is showing.  If I touch the
> mouse, however, it goes away.  At least that's a sign of life!

This is a symptom of using the wrong protocol.


> If moused is started manually, nothing happens.

What arguments are you passing to moused?


> In X, nothing happens, regardless of mouseport and protocol.

:-(  We'll get moused working first, and then getting it working under X
(using /dev/sysmouse) will be a snap.

best;


gjvc


-- 
[gjvc]
4.4BSD 4.ever!


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