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Date:      Thu, 3 Aug 2000 07:40:34 +0200
From:      Benedikt Schmidt <BeSchmidt@cloaked.de>
To:        Jim Mock <jim@jmock.com>
Cc:        Mike_Brett@3com.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: mouse questions (2)
Message-ID:  <20000803074034.A692@cloaked.de>
In-Reply-To: <20000802200258.A1458@luna.osd.bsdi.com>; from jim@jmock.com on Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 08:02:58PM -0700
References:  <88256930.000E6A89.00@hqoutbound.ops.3com.com> <20000802200258.A1458@luna.osd.bsdi.com>

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On Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 08:02:58PM -0700, Jim Mock wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Aug 2000 at 19:37:53 -0700, Mike_Brett@3com.com wrote:
> > Hi all, I searched the archives and couldn't find the exact answer to
> > my question(s).  First, when I run startx, I have to type:
> > 
> > moused -p /dev/psm0 -t ps/2
> > 
> > in order for the mouse to work in that instance of X.  However, if I
> > have to reboot for some reason, it doesn't stick.  Does anyone know
> > what file I need to edit in order for this command to stick?
> 
> Put moused_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf.
> 
> > My next question:  Is it possible to speed up the motion of the mouse?
> 
> Not sure, I've never had any reason to do that.  However, the moused(8)
> man page might have some info on it -- the psm(4) man page might help
> too.

You can set the mouse speed in X with xset. I have placed "xset m 5 4" in
~/.xinitrc. For the syntax you can look up the xset manpage.

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Benedikt Schmidt


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