From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 9 18:29:22 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A45B116A418 for ; Sun, 9 Sep 2007 18:29:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carpetsmoker@rwxrwxrwx.net) Received: from mail.rwxrwxrwx.net (rwxrwxrwx.net [82.93.23.199]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4ABAA13C478 for ; Sun, 9 Sep 2007 18:29:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carpetsmoker@rwxrwxrwx.net) Received: by mail.rwxrwxrwx.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id EE0A96D479; Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:33:36 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:33:36 +0200 From: Martin Tournoij To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070909183336.GA39239@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, comperr@gmail.com, oceanare@pacific.net.sg References: <20070908003218.GB24961@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net> <20070909131545.GA37616@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net> <46E40143.6020200@pacific.net.sg> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46E40143.6020200@pacific.net.sg> User-Agent: mutt-ng/devel-r804 (FreeBSD) Cc: comperr@gmail.com, oceanare@pacific.net.sg Subject: Re: setting up xorg - mouse X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:29:22 -0000 > >>>>On Fri 07 Sep 2007 22:09, Computer Answers wrote: > >>>>Hi, > >>>>right now I am running freeBSD 6.2 RELEASE with xorg 6.9 and I am > >>>>unable to get xorg (icewm) to detect my mouse. > >>>>~comperr > >>>On 9/8/07, Martin Tournoij wrote: > >>> > >>>Is moused running? And if it is, how is it configured? > >>>See the FreeBSD handbook and the moused manpage for details: > >>>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-post.html#MOUSE > >>> > >>>Which brand/model mouse do you have? And how does the mouse connect to > >>>your PC (PS2 or USB)? > >>> > >>>What are your mouse settings in /etc/X11/xorg.conf > >>> > >>On Sun 09 Sep 2007 01:09, Computer Answers wrote: > >>sorry about the time delay: > >>um it is a generic PS2 mouse made by digiView > >>I tried running the xorg config wizard a few tmes choosing different > >>mouse types each time. None of them work. > >> > >>as for xorg.conf > >>Section "InputDevice" > >>Identifier "Mouse0" > >>Driver "mouse" > >>Option "Protocall" "Auto" > >>Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > >> > >>(side point) if someone would tell me how to copy and paste with only > >>a keyboard that would be really nice > >Martin Tournoij wrote: > >Does the mouse work in the console ("DOS-screen")? > >xorg usually isn't the problem, it much more often moused which isn't > >running or badly configured. > >Try running: > >moused -t auto -p /dev/psm0 > >Before starting xorg, see the link I posted earlier. > On Sun 09 Sep 2007 22:09, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > I have the same problem. If I leave the definitions for the mouse out, X > starts without problems and uses the mouse. As long as a mouse definition is > given in the configuration file, I cannot use the mouse. > > Erich > Note: Please put reply messages at the _bottom_, not at the top. Thank you. Erich, what is your mouse configuration? Also try and locate the problem in /var/log/Xorg.0.log This is a generic configuration: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "Auto" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Buttons" "5" EndSection You may need to change the "Indentifier" line, see your ServerLayout.