From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 21 8: 9:19 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.ztlaw.com (ztlaw.com [166.70.106.34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4D5637B405 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:09:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from Goku (goku.ztlaw.com [166.70.106.35]) by mail.ztlaw.com (Postfix) with SMTP id D88A729994 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:11:51 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <004d01c172a7$1a89ade0$236a46a6@ztlaw.com> From: "Clayton Tycksen" To: Subject: psmintr out of sync Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:10:57 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004A_01C1726C.6E1A0D00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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
hey all,
 
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.
 
i'm running FreeBSD = 4.2.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
thanks,
 
clay
 
 
 
 
 
 
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