Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:15:28 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "Sam Fourman Jr." <sfourman@gmail.com>, Current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: evdev Protocol in RELENG_7 Message-ID: <20071109141528.6a5c454b@deskjail> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.0.9999.0710190825270.71541@thor.farley.org> References: <11167f520710182258y1b358e2cg7a9d6ed89e3f1a46@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.0.9999.0710190825270.71541@thor.farley.org>
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Quoting "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org> (Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:43:58 -0500 (CDT)): > On Fri, 19 Oct 2007, Sam Fourman Jr. wrote: > > > Here is My Question, is it possible to use evdev (the xorg mouse > > protocol that may be linux specific)in RELENG_7 with xorg 7.3? > > > > I have a Logitech mx1000 mouse and I can not seem to get xorg to use > > the buttons correctly. I have searched google high and low. > > > > the dmesg says it is a 16 button mouse however I only count 12. > > whatever the case, the top buttons by the wheel have the same id as > > the wheel scroll in xev > > > > if there is an alternate way to use a 12 button mouse in FreeBSD > > please point me to the appropriate documentation. > > Here is my setup for using the MX1000. It is probably not entirely > correct, but I have been too busy to spend time restructuring it. If > you get some better ideas, please let me know. > > First, I disable moused since it will not pass that many buttons (max > seven buttons?) to Xorg. /etc/rc.conf: % grep MAX_BUTTONS /usr/src/sys/dev/usb/ums.c | head -1 #define MAX_BUTTONS 31 /* chosen because sc_buttons is int */ I remember to have increased the number of buttons in ums as it was needed for some devices. I suggest you try to hunt down the corresponding parts in sysmouse/moused where a lower number is enforced. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137
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