Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 16:37:49 -0400 (EDT) From: "Donald J. Maddox" <root@rhiannon.scsn.net> To: regnauld@tetard.glou.eu.org (Philippe Regnauld) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: X/Mouse/2.1.5 Wierdness Message-ID: <199610202037.QAA00708@rhiannon.scsn.net> In-Reply-To: <199610201651.SAA06515@tetard.glou.eu.org> from Philippe Regnauld at "Oct 20, 96 06:51:14 pm"
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> Something (maybe) related: if, I use X with the /dev/sysmouse
> device which simulates a MouseSystems mouse through syscons, I get
> a strange behavior: the mouse cursos becomes sluggish and almost
> impossibly slow (i.e.: inertia), especially when forms and menus
> pop-up.
>
> Another weirdness is that holding down the middle mouse button and
> moving the mouse makes the cursor move at an accelerated rate !
>
> Server: S3 w/diamond 968
> Mouse: MouseMan (logitech 3 buttons)
>
> Running current as of 12/10.
Maybe you don't have 'moused' configured correctly? I have the exact
setup you describe, and it works great since I fixed my config.
The main points that were biting me were that moused should be pointed
at the port your mouse is attached to (/dev/cuaa0 in my case), but X
should be looking at /dev/sysmouse, and also that the mousetype that
you give to moused should be the actual mousetype that you have (mouseman
in my case), but X will always see a MouseSystems mouse.
Hope some of this helps you out...
Here is my config:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From /etc/sysconfig:
# Set to
# {microsoft|mousesystems|mmseries|logitech|busmouse|mouseman|ps/2|mmhittab}
# to activate system mouse cursor support (or NO for none)
# Use 'vidcontrol -m on' command to activate it on particular screen
mousedtype=mouseman
############## Next block activated only if mousetype != NO ################
# Set to your mouse port (required)
# Use real device here, because /dev/mouse usually linked with /dev/sysmouse
mousedport=/dev/cuaa0
# Moused options:
# -s: 9600 baud mouse
# -c: enable ChordMiddle
# see moused usage info for complete options list
mousedflags=""
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From /etc/XF86Config:
# **********************************************************************
# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************
Section "Pointer"
Protocol "MouseSystems"
Device "/dev/mouse"
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From /dev:
#ls -l /dev/cuaa0
crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 128 Oct 20 14:42 /dev/cuaa0
#ls -l /dev/sysmouse
crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 128 Oct 20 15:21 /dev/sysmouse
ls -l /dev/mouse
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 13 Oct 20 14:41 /dev/mouse -> /dev/sysmouse
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
Donald J. Maddox
(dmaddox@scsn.net)
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