From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 19 16:24:37 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 99D4616A4CE; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:24:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from odin.ac.hmc.edu (Odin.AC.HMC.Edu [134.173.32.75]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68A7343D3F; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:24:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brdavis@odin.ac.hmc.edu) Received: from odin.ac.hmc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by odin.ac.hmc.edu (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id iAJGOs2V015641; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:24:54 -0800 Received: (from brdavis@localhost) by odin.ac.hmc.edu (8.13.0/8.13.0/Submit) id iAJGOs8J015640; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:24:54 -0800 Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:24:54 -0800 From: Brooks Davis To: Chuck Robey Message-ID: <20041119162454.GA14789@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <20041118222536.R38351@april.chuckr.org> <20041119143014.GB31660@abigail.blackend.org> <20041119105620.J38351@april.chuckr.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041119105620.J38351@april.chuckr.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=8.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on odin.ac.hmc.edu 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 16:24:37 -0000 --tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 11:26:16AM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Marc Fonvieille wrote: >=20 > > 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. >=20 > 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). >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. There aren't any steps in the general case.. Both my USB mouse and my PS/2 mouse work fine with two moused's running: [8:20am] brooks@minya (~): ps ax | grep moused 394 ?? Ss 0:01.09 /usr/sbin/moused -p /dev/ums0 -I /var/run/moused.= ums0 533 ?? Is 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/moused -p /dev/psm0 -t auto The PS/2 mouse is configured in /etc/rc.conf with the lines: moused_enable=3D"YES" moused_flags=3D"" and the USB mouse is handled by the default entrly in usbd.conf which is enabled in rc.conf with: usbd_enable=3D"YES" -- Brooks --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBnh30XY6L6fI4GtQRAk7KAKC5N+m5Wx037pNyNlIimpeMHbjxQACeK2tr oy1J17/eZWejOdYcQOZPOTk= =nEXe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB--