Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:10:57 -0700 From: "Clayton Tycksen" <clay@tycksen.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: psmintr out of sync Message-ID: <004d01c172a7$1a89ade0$236a46a6@ztlaw.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C1726C.6E1A0D00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable hey all, yes, i'm getting the "psmintr out of sync" error when i try to use my = mouse. stopping/starting/adjusting the mouse daemon doesn't help. i'm running FreeBSD 4.2. the mouse is a Microsoft USB Intellimouse Explorer (5 button) with a = USB->PS/2 adapter. i'm using the mouse through a switch (Belkin = OmniView Pro), so i'm using the PS/2 adapter. i've got a similar setup = at home, similar mouse/switch/cables, etc... with no problems. but my = machine at home is running FreeBSD 4.4. i'm guessing that the problem = was fixed in/before 4.4. from searching archives, i have seen that a possible fix for this is to = use a serial adapter on the mouse and connect it to a serial port. = since i need to use my switch, that really isn't an option. does anyone have any other solutions/suggestions as to a workaround for = this problem? i'm a newbie, so you may have to be somewhat detailed in = your response. thanks, clay =20 ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C1726C.6E1A0D00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>hey all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>yes, i'm getting the "psmintr = out of sync"=20 error when i try to use my mouse. stopping/starting/adjusting the mouse = daemon=20 doesn't help.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>i'm running FreeBSD = 4.2.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>the mouse is a Microsoft USB = Intellimouse=20 Explorer (5 button) with a USB->PS/2 adapter. i'm using the = mouse=20 through a switch (Belkin OmniView Pro), so i'm using the PS/2 = adapter. =20 i've got a similar setup at home, similar mouse/switch/cables, etc... = with no=20 problems. but my machine at home is running FreeBSD 4.4. i'm = guessing that=20 the problem was fixed in/before 4.4.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>from searching archives, i have = seen that a=20 possible fix for this is to use a serial adapter on the mouse and = connect it to=20 a serial port. since i need to use my switch, that really isn't an = option.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>does anyone have any other=20 solutions/suggestions as to a workaround for this problem? i'm a = newbie,=20 so you may have to be somewhat detailed in your response.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2>clay</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New" = size=3D2> </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C1726C.6E1A0D00-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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