Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 09:24:25 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: cjclark@home.com Cc: media@mail1.nai.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: moused trouble Message-ID: <19990508092425.A255@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <199905080148.VAA20064@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>; from Crist J. Clark on Fri, May 07, 1999 at 09:48:21PM -0400 References: <v0313030ab359079fdc0c@[209.150.34.167]> <199905080148.VAA20064@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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On Fri, May 07, 1999 at 09:48:21PM -0400, Crist J. Clark wrote:
> media@mail1.nai.net wrote,
> > At 1:18 AM -0400 5/7/99, Crist J. Clark wrote:
> > >
> > >Is moused already running? What does your 'dmesg' output say (if
> > >anything) about your mouse?
> >
> > Where would I find that??
>
> You say it's a PS/2 mouse so try,
>
> # dmesg | grep psm
>
> To see the information about mouse detection. To check if moused is
> already running, have a look at,
>
> # ps -ef | grep moused
^^^
Try ``ps -ax'' instead you'll get better results :-). ``-ef'' will
list the environment for each tty, not what you want, ``ps -ef''
is the sysV equivalent of ``ps -ax''.
>
> And it will catch a running moused process. Also, what lines, if any,
> mention your mouse in /etc/rc.conf.
>
> > >> No variation on moused -i seems to work either, although I'm fairly sure
> > >> psm0 and ps/2 would be the protocol and type it would respond.
> > >>
> > >> I haven't found any mouse button settings from stand/install.
> > >
> > >Mouse settings are under "Configure" then "Mouse."
> >
> > Yes, however, there aren't any _button_ settings there.
>
> Nope. That just picks the right driver. You'll need to tweak the
> driver settings on your own. The entries for this will end up in
> /etc/rc.conf, namely, a 'moused_flags' entry.
>
> > >> Please, what am I doing wrong??
> > >
> > >The use of the mouse is fairly limited on the console. There is a much
> > >more involved mouse setup if/when you do an 'xf86config'.
> >
> > I'm trying to do that too, but in the meanwhile the Handbook says that I
> > can use the mouse to cut and paste without X.
>
> You can, but I've never used it much myself. I have an Intellimouse
> with a third button (that wheel-thing) so I have never actually had to
> deal with this problem. If you have a two-button mouse, I would
> seriously consider purchasing a three-button serial mouse; you can
> find them for ~$10 US easily.
> --
> Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com
>
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