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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Paul Bangert <pdbindy@ibm.net>
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Subject: Re: Problems configuring a PS/2 style mouse
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On Wed, 27 Aug 1997, Paul Bangert wrote:

> I have a PS/2 style mouse on my system.  When I go into the FreeBSD86

You mean XFree86 I assume.

> to configure the graphic it locks up every time on the screen where I am
> to select my protocal for the mouse.  I have tried not moving the mouse,
> unplugging the mouse etc. but each time the same thing happens, the
> machine locks up and I have to do a system reset to recover.  Any ideas? 
> psm0 shows up as enabled and found using irq 12 when the machine boots
> up.  I can actually move the mouse around a little but it does nothing
> constructive other than jumping around at the top of the screen, but the
> buttons don't appear to work.

You may have to configure the mouse manually.  Try configuring w/o the
mouse.  Then modify /etc/XF86Config, find the 'Pointer' section, and set
as appropriate.

If you are using moused (you have a mouse cursor in your text sessions),
set the mouse to /dev/sysmouse and type to `Mouse Systems'.

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