From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 19 16:00:16 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1676D16A4CE; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:00:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from april.chuckr.org (april.chuckr.org [66.92.151.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BA6243D31; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:00:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chuckr@chuckr.org) Received: from april.chuckr.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by april.chuckr.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iAJGQHXF041531; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:26:17 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from chuckr@chuckr.org) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost)iAJGQHr6041528; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:26:17 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from chuckr@chuckr.org) X-Authentication-Warning: april.chuckr.org: chuckr owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:26:16 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey To: Marc Fonvieille In-Reply-To: <20041119143014.GB31660@abigail.blackend.org> Message-ID: <20041119105620.J38351@april.chuckr.org> References: <20041118222536.R38351@april.chuckr.org> <20041119143014.GB31660@abigail.blackend.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mouse problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:00:16 -0000 On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Marc Fonvieille wrote: > Hello Chuck, > > I'm not sure I understood your problem. There is a known issue when > installing 5.3-R with a USB keyboard, you should look at the errata: > > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/errata.html > > Marc > > PS: well there are chances you already read the errata, in that case > forget my advice. I had (I have done a good bit of reading by now). Following the advice in that errata, about setting the hint, does (did) cause the single forward movement, change, in my status: now, I see a mouse cursor in the period between when rc begins executing (after probing is done, when the screen stops being extra bright), but the moment I hit any key on the keyboard at all (as in the login) the mouse cursor disappears, and I cannot resurrect it (tried restarting mouse, tried vidcontrol -m on). I think what is required is a more complete flushing of all the PS/2 keyboard and mouse drivers, and what I'm asking for is help in performing that erasure more safely, because I'm likely (without a bit of help) to misfigure the actions, and end up with neither a usb keyboard/mouse NOR a PS/2 keyboard/mouse. I just need someone who has done this to tell me all the steps, if that's ok. If you read the mail archives, there are a large contingent of folks who would be helped by this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@chuckr.org | electronics, communications, and SF/Fantasy. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary (on the wall at my old fraternity, Signa Phi Nothing). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------