Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 10:52:03 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Barbara Scott <barbls@hotmail.com> Cc: kevin.weiss@mail.utexas.edu, dutch@charm.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Partition sizes (was: Questions) Message-ID: <19990725105203.Z84734@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <19990724011251.20552.qmail@hotmail.com>; from Barbara Scott on Fri, Jul 23, 1999 at 06:12:50PM -0700 References: <19990724011251.20552.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Friday, 23 July 1999 at 18:12:50 -0700, Barbara Scott wrote: > Kevin Weiss wrote: > >> what type of mouse are you selecting during xf86config? >> >> If you (physically) have a PS/2 mouse, I wouldn't necessarily select >> dev/psm0. >> >> I tried that once, and I couldn't use my Generic Brand mouse. >> Try /dev/sysmouse during your xf86config install. >> >> I hope that helps... >> >> Kevin Weiss >> kevin.weiss@mail.utexas.edu > > Greg wrote: > >> Hmm. I don't know this mouse. What have you done with it? I'd >> expect that the Microsoft protocol would work. > > Dutch Collins wrote: >> Is this your mouse? If so, maybe the PnP is getting in the way. >> >> Belkin Mouse & Driver >> 3 button Combo Mouse features dynamic resolution and >> 3 microswitch buttons. For use with IBM PC and compatibles. >> Plug & play under Win 95. Designes for right & left handed >> users. Works with 9 pin serial or PS/2 mouse port. >> >> TC-200 $9.00 > > Thank you for your responses to my question about configuring the > Belkin Mouse. Yes, the mouse is the one mentioned by Dutch. I > tried modifying the /etc/XF86config file with /dev/sysmouse, > (Microsoft and Logitech protocols), without success. For /dev/sysmouse you need to be running moused. You'd be better off selecting Microsoft protocol and putting it on a serial port (/dev/ttyd0 or /dev/ttyd1), or putting it on the PS/2 port (/dev/psm0) and selecting PS/2 protocol. > For now, I'm reconciled to use my original Microsoft 2-button mouse > emulating the 3-button unless there's anything I can do "about PnP > getting in the way?" I can't understand why it can't work in exactly the same way as your Microsoft mouse. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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