From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jun 18 18:17:58 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp2.vnet.net (smtp2.vnet.net [166.82.1.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5218814C56 for ; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:17:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rivers@dignus.com) Received: from dignus.com (ponds.vnet.net [166.82.177.48]) by smtp2.vnet.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id VAA08792; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 21:18:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lakes.dignus.com (lakes.dignus.com [10.0.0.3]) by dignus.com (8.9.2/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA07730; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 21:17:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from rivers@localhost) by lakes.dignus.com (8.9.2/8.6.9) id VAA86714; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 21:17:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 21:17:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers Message-Id: <199906190117.VAA86714@lakes.dignus.com> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, marcog@tecnogi.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.1 and mouse problem Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Marco Giardini wrote: > > > I have just installed FreeBSD 3.1 on a machine on the net. > > Up tp know it seems to work perfectly but the mouse. > > I have a logitech 3 buttons PS2 mouse. > > In console it works ok, but once in X (i have compiled and installed the > > new Windowmaker release 0.60.0) i cannot see the mouse pointer (the > > arrow) even if when i push the mouse buttons i get the menu and all the > > ritgh stuff. But, since i cannot see the pointer, it's not so easy to > > use!! > > What X server are you using, and with what video card? > Sounds like the hardware cursor is broken on your card. > > Doug White > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org > I believe this is a issue/problem with moused. First - make sure your X11 config (XF86Config) has: Protocol "SysMouse" Device "/dev/sysmouse" if you're going to use moused. But - there are further problems with using moused & 3-button mice. I found that there were two solutions (work-arounds) for me: 1) Don't run moused and let X11 get the mouse - it will do the right thing. 2) If you want to use moused on a mouse that actually has 3 buttons - be sure to *not* put the -3 on the moused command line. It's interesting to note that X11 seems to be able to have the Emulate3Buttons option in X11Config and properly handle both a two button mouse and three button mouse - moused seems to get confused. I went for option #1... In my XF86Config, I have: Protocol "PS/2" Device "/dev/psm0" and I have moused disabled in /etc/rc.conf. That works well for my 3-button PS/2 mouse. - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message