Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 08:54:36 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Stan Brown <stanb@awod.com>, Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Please help with dead mouse Message-ID: <19980720085436.R435@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199807191457.HAA20275@hub.freebsd.org>; from Stan Brown on Sun, Jul 19, 1998 at 10:56:36AM -0400 References: <199807191457.HAA20275@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Sunday, 19 July 1998 at 10:56:36 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:
> This is thrid time I have posted, so far with no usefuel answers.
>
> I have an HP Vectra which uses an onboard ps/2 mouse. I am runing
> 2.2-STABLE, and it has been working for a long time, both in console
> mode, and in X.
>
> The other day I had to hard reboot the machien, when it locked up. Ever
> since the mouse will not work in eihter. I have removed and remoade
> /dev/psm0, moused is starting u when I boot the system. If I try to do
> cat < /dev/psm0 with it runing, I get device locked. If I kill moused
> and try it I get resource temporarily unavaialbe.
>
> If I boot the macine from a DOS floppy the mouse works.
>
> Please, can anyone sugest what to try?
This is a tough one, because "It used to work, I didn't change
anything, and now it doesn't work". Obviously something *has*
changed. It appears not to be the mouse if it still works under
Microsoft, so it's probably configuration. Here are some things to
check:
1. Is the mouse port enabled? Older kernel config files disabled
psm0. Check dmesg output.
2. Are you sure your moused is running against the correct port?
That's about all I can think of now.
Greg
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