Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 10:29:31 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <markov@globalnet.co.uk> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Bill Woods <wwoods@cybcon.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mouse questions... Message-ID: <19990620102931.A19259@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906192246110.55539-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>; from Doug White on Sat, Jun 19, 1999 at 10:46:59PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.9906191749470.8432-100000@pdx.cybcon.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906192246110.55539-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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On Sat, Jun 19, 1999 at 10:46:59PM -0700, Doug White wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Bill Woods wrote:
>
> > I currently have my mouse working in console #1, but I would like to use
> > the mouse in all my consoles (at leats the first 4) and be able to cut and
> > paste between the consoles. Is it possible, if so, how?
>
> I don't know if you can cut & paste between consoles, but you can turn on
> the mouse in each vty by running
>
> vidcontrol -m on
>
> in each vty.
>
> If you need extended cut & paste, you're about ready for X. :)
>
The poster doesn't say what version of FreeBSD they're using, but if it's 3.x then add the following to /etc/rc.conf:
allscreens_flags="-m on"
For 2.2.x then use:
echo '\nactivating console mouse:'
for i in /dev/ttyv[0-2]; do
echo " $i"
vidcontrol -m on < $i > $i
done
HTH
> Doug White
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