From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 20 03:41:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA08378 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 20 May 1998 03:41:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from hotpoint.dcs.qmw.ac.uk (hotpoint.dcs.qmw.ac.uk [138.37.88.162]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA08319 for ; Wed, 20 May 1998 03:40:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from scott@dcs.qmw.ac.uk) Received: from wax.dcs.qmw.ac.uk [138.37.88.191]; by hotpoint.dcs.qmw.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.5/S-4.0) with ESMTP; id LAA14383; Wed, 20 May 1998 11:40:38 +0100 (BST) Received: from scott@localhost; by wax.dcs.qmw.ac.uk (8.8.4/8.8.4/C-3.2); id LAA07224; Wed, 20 May 1998 11:40:37 +0100 (BST) Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 11:40:37 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <199805201040.LAA07224@wax.dcs.qmw.ac.uk> From: Scott Mitchell MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: "Paul T. Root" CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 / FreeBSD Supported 3-button mice? In-Reply-To: <90369031@toto.iv> X-Mailer: VM 6.22 under 19.15 XEmacs Lucid Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Paul T. Root said: >In a previous message, MetcalJM@utrc.utc.com said: >> Hi, >> >> I was wondering if anyone has a 3-button mouse >> successfully configured in FreeBSD and XFree86 >> that plugs into a PS/2 port. If so, what is the brand >> and model? > >I used to use a Logitec MouseMan, now I have a Logitec >TrackMan Vista and the TrackMan Marble on my laptop. >All work very well with the PS/2 port. Actually, the >MouseMan was a Port mouse. I know the logitec driver >didn't work, I used the other (non-microsoft) one. > I picked one up for $10 at CompUSA last Christmas (although the promised $10 rebate never appeared!). It's totally generic but was boxed as "Today's Mouse" or somesuch. I expect just about anything with a PS/2 plug will work without too much trouble. The easiest way to configure it is to enable moused in /etc/rc.conf, with mouse type "ps/2". Then point X at /dev/sysmouse and tell it to use the "mousesystems" protocol. This is all explained properly in moused(8). Cheers, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID |"If I can't have my coffee, I'm just | 0x54B171B9 | like a dried up piece of roast goat" QMW College, London, UK | 0xAA775B8B | -- J. S. Bach. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message