From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 24 02:10:41 2006 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 33F6016A47B for ; Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:10:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hackmiester@hackmiester.com) Received: from smtpout06-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (smtpout06-01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net [64.202.165.224]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B143943D49 for ; Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:10:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hackmiester@hackmiester.com) Received: (qmail 7405 invoked from network); 24 Jun 2006 02:10:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (70.146.206.162) by smtpout06-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.227) with ESMTP; 24 Jun 2006 02:10:39 -0000 In-Reply-To: <7de6ba830606231512x43e9c17dk219d39cab86a2b54@mail.gmail.com> References: <7de6ba830606231512x43e9c17dk219d39cab86a2b54@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <4F273628-2760-4E78-8C7E-65771F342B2A@hackmiester.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Hunter Fuller Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:11:45 +0000 To: "NgD Vulto" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mouse Restart 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 Jun 2006 02:10:41 -0000 On 23 Jun 2006, at 10:12 PM, NgD Vulto wrote: > Hello, I have a usb (bus?) mouse and sometimes when I start my > freebsd it > doesn't work, I used to reboot before and just after rebooting it was > working pretty well...but now I found out that when it happens all > i have to > do is to unplug it and plug it again and it is detected. > > I use linux also, and I have never experienced it there, so...I > just would > like to know if there is a command line to restart the mouse > device, I am > sure it would detect. > > like usbmouse restart > > restarting usb device... > > You know what I mean? Yeah, I do. But I think the issue might be in your bios. See, some BIOSes have an option that makes your USB mouse or keyboard appear as a PS/2 device to the operating system so it can be used in older operating systems without USB support. So, FBSD is seeing your mouse as a PS/2 device, and it's not configured for it to work like that., until you unplug and replug it. Then it gets handled by FBSD as an USB device and therefore works. So... open your bios config (reboot and it should say something like "hit F1 to enter setup", if it doesn't, try tapping F1, F12, Delete, Tab on startup). Look for something called "Legacy Emulation". Mine's called "Legacy Keyboard Emulation", but it handles the mouse too. You need to switch that off. > > xorgcfg didn't help, it is more like freebsd doesn't feel the mouse is > there, it doesn't work at shell also, when it wants not to work. > > But after rebooting once/or just unplug/plug it again it works, > kinda crazy > ain't that? > > I repeat, there's nothing wrong with my hardware, it works pretty > well at > other platforms, I just need the command line to do what the system > do when > I plug it back to detect it. > > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > 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" >