Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 10:49:33 -0800 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: David Banning <tracker@worldy.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mouse headache galore! Message-ID: <20000107104933.A22312@orion.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <38763317.4D33@worldy.com>; from tracker@worldy.com on Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 01:40:23PM -0500 References: <38763317.4D33@worldy.com>
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On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 01:40:23PM -0500, David Banning wrote:
> My FreeBSD Version 2.2.8
> My Mouse - Microsoft PS/2 Style
>
> Cannot seem to get my mouse to work at all.
>
> I have tried seemingly everything in XF86Setup:
> first I tried driver /dev/psm0 with Protocol PS/2, BusMouse, Microsoft
> then
> /dev/sysmouse with Protocol PS/2, BusMouse, Microsoft
> then several other drivers with several other Protocols.
>
> Is there perhaps some utility that would help me explore this more
> in-depth than
> trial-and-error to death?
No though if it's at all recent, you should be able to just use auto as
the type with sysmouse. One thing you might try is checking your BIOS
and making sure your PS/2 mouse port is enabled. I got bit by that on
one of my boxes because the port was detected, but it never really
worked.
-- Brooks
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