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Date:      Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:32:48 -0500
From:      "Paul A. Procacci" <pprocacci@datapipe.net>
To:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Luke Dean <LukeD@pobox.com>
Subject:   Re: USB mouse not detected on boot of 7-STABLE
Message-ID:  <4A846A60.5000204@datapipe.net>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908131254440.30003@wonkity.com>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908130115560.43500@border.lukas.is-a-geek.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0908131254440.30003@wonkity.com>

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I had the exact same problem.  Not only did my mouse not work on
boot-up, neither did my usb cable connecting my machine to my modem.
The only solution that I tried was upgrading to 8, and presto, worked fine.

~Paul

Warren Block wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2009, Luke Dean wrote:
>
>
>> I'm tracking 7-STABLE.
>> Recently.. within the last month or so..  my simple USB mouse stopped
>> being detected at boot time.
>> The /dev/ums0 device simply does not appear unless I unplug the mouse
>> and plug it back in again.  Then it is detected.
>>
>> I don't even know where to begin looking for answers to this one.
>>
>> Is there something I can do to force the system to rescan for my mouse
>> to save me from crawling around on the floor whenever I reboot?
>>
>
> Do you have "Legacy USB support" enabled in the BIOS?  If so, try
> turning it off.
>
> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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