From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 19 12:53:58 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7E0A37B401 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 12:53:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail2.uits.uconn.edu (mail2.uits.uconn.edu [137.99.25.204]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E38D943E75 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 12:53:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from matt@forsetti.com) Received: from d80h149.public.uconn.edu (d80h149.public.uconn.edu [137.99.80.149]) by mail2.uits.uconn.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8JJrAh21165; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 15:53:10 -0400 Subject: Re: IRQ problems From: Matt Smith To: randallS@xmission.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <1032462353.3d8a20115d6a2@webmail.xmission.com> References: <1032462353.3d8a20115d6a2@webmail.xmission.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 19 Sep 2002 15:53:09 -0400 Message-Id: <1032465190.523.3.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-MailScanner: Found to be clean Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG How is your mouse configured in /etc/X11/XF86Config? Try the sysmouse device, with Protocol set to auto -- I had the same problem, and these setting fixed it. I am using a Wheel Mouse with no problems now..... the wheel will work once you add the ZAxisMapping configs...... -Matt On Thu, 2002-09-19 at 15:05, randallS@xmission.com wrote: > I'm getting there. It has taken me two weeks to get to this point. I will > never give up! :-) > > I still can not install freeBSD with the graphical interface KDE. I get > through the installation process ok and then when I restart, login as root > (or any other acct) and invoke "startx" this is what happens: > > The KDE desktop initializes and displays fine, but the mouse jitters and > jerks and stays in the upper left hand corner of the screen. It responds > to input, (when I move the mouse it jerks out of the corner then back in, > and I cannot control it. For now I wouldn't mind not using the mouse, but > I don't know how to make the pointer move without it in KDE (is there > virtual mouse utility like in X?). > > Let me tell something about my hardware and settings, maybe this will > reveal something obvious and blaring to you, but hidden to me. > > IRQ Problems: > I am running WindowsXP on an ASUS P2B motherboard. It is a dual processor > board, but I only have one P2 (450mhz) processor (I am running hal.dll). > When I run Winmsd.exe (in safe mode). I show the display adapter (Matrox > G400 Max) at IRQ 16. > > In the BIOS I have the PnP OS variable set to OFF. When I power up the > machine and I see the display of most of the system devices, their address, > names and IRQ values. Here, the display adapter resides at IRQ 12. > > During the installation probe of freeBSD there is no option to set the > display adapter IRQ. The mouse comes up as IRQ 12 and will not let me edit > it. So I think I have an IRQ conflict, but I don't know how to resolve it > on the pc end or the freeBSD end. I even tried fooling the BIOS into > thinking that the display adapter had a different IRQ so that it would not > occupy IRQ 12. Alas, to no avail. > > I would love to send the startup log, but I haven't figured out how to do > that. The machine "assumptions" are different every which way I look at > them. In windows safe mode I see what looks to be a complete accounting of > config values. In normal mode, running Winmsd.exe I get a different set of > values. Looking at the device manager reveals some different twists. The > machine level/BIOS "assumptions" have subtle but important differences, and > finally the freeBSD probe reveals different values all together. For me it > is a little like hitting a moving target that is on a moving target (while > I am moving). > > Here is where I could use some help. > 1. I need a tool or procedure that I could use to DEFINATIVELY capture > IRQ, I/O and memory addresses (all I care about is wow they will work in > freeBSD). > > 2. A way to view and edit IRQ information on the freeBSD side other than > the initial installation. It takes a LONG time to re-install the system, > when you just want to change one value and test it (something like the > system probe). I have re-installed the system, probably 30 times now (I'm > a little stubborn). > > I am a newbie to be sure, but I really want to learn. I have a definite > goal in mind for setting this up. I want to set up an FTP and mail server, > and I have consistently heard that the BSD platform is THE way to go (I > also love this sort of challenge). > > I will not be deterred or discouraged. > > Many thanks for any help. > > Stephen > > > ________________________________________ > Stephen Randall > randalls@xmission.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message