From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 18 14:23:23 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54C8D37B401 for ; Sun, 18 May 2003 14:23:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (f150.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.150]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFFA143F85 for ; Sun, 18 May 2003 14:23:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 18 May 2003 14:23:21 -0700 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 18 May 2003 21:23:21 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] From: "clayton rollins" To: simon.sdaej@virgin.net Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 21:23:21 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 May 2003 21:23:21.0950 (UTC) FILETIME=[B5801FE0:01C31D83] cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ps2 mouse X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 21:23:23 -0000 >On Sat, 17 May 2003 11:16:23 "Simon Sharratt" >wrote: > > >Hi I am a newby trying to make sense of bsd 4.7 which I have just installed >on my system.My problem is I can't get the mouse to work,its a ps2 and I've >tried everything sugested ie use SysMouse or Mousesystems as sugested,I had >this triuble with Debian but I thought Id left that behind.Any suggestions? >I've looked at thebsd diary but haven't seen anything there, strangely I >thought my problems would start when I tried to configure my Nvidia >gforce440 but haven't got that far yet. >Hopfully Simon > Just to note: I have had similar problems related to a misconfigured video card XF86Config. If this is the case, you should get a cursor if you move the mouse at the command line, but nothing in X. (Actually, in my case, moving the mouse caused the edges of windows to bug out and was related to a wrong chipset.) Peace, Clayton PS. if you continue to have problems, try asking the -questions list. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail