From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 24 10:53:40 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 074A616A420 for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:53:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D05A243D5E for ; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:53:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 10812 invoked by uid 510); 24 Dec 2005 10:55:45 +0000 Received: from 84.92.24.252 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.87/1146. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-3.9/5.0):. Processed in 1.433148 secs); 24 Dec 2005 10:55:45 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.9 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-3.9/5.0):. Processed in 1.433148 secs Process 10805) Received: from mail.bathnetworks.com (HELO ?84.92.24.252?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@84.92.24.252) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 24 Dec 2005 10:55:43 +0000 From: Robert Slade To: Teilhard Knight In-Reply-To: <01bd01c60872$faef7990$210110ac@fortunato> References: <01a001c6086d$8c0d57e0$210110ac@fortunato> <43AD197A.50905@gmx.net> <01bd01c60872$faef7990$210110ac@fortunato> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1135421742.8441.49.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:55:43 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: USB mice X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:53:40 -0000 On Sat, 2005-12-24 at 10:15, Teilhard Knight wrote: > > Teilhard Knight wrote: > > > >> It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new hardware > >> leaves you unsatisfied. One has to choose, upon boot, the option to use > >> an USB keyboard by hand, and I have found no way to make a USB mouse to > >> work. The OS broadly supports serial mice and hardly PS/2 mice, both > >> almost out of the market nowadays. Are USB mice supported by FreeBSD? > >> > >> Teilhard. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >> > >> > > Currently all three systems which run FreeBSD have USB mice, two of them > > just plain Logitech optical mouses, the third is a Logitech MX 300, but > > every other mouse should work when you have enabled moused. Try plugin in > > the mouse when FreeBSD is up and running, it should detect it > > automatically > > It didn't work. Actually I have a little more than a USB mouse, I have a > wireless mouse and wireless keyboard which are both controlled by a central > unit which plugs into an USB port in the computer. The keyboard works well, > with the option of booting with an USB keyboard, but I cannot make the mouse > work. Any suggestions? > > Teilhard. I can confirm what Frank says. I have a number of machines running mainly Freebsd. USB and PS/2 mice work fine on both OS' but I did have problems with a wireless mouse on both. The problem lies with the mouse connection to the wireless hub. Under XP I had to press the connect button on both the hub and mouse after booting to get the mouse to connect to the hub and then re-boot to get XP to recognise the mouse was there. I gave up on the wireless mouse in the end it was to much trouble. Rob