From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 2 13:15:53 2004 Return-Path: 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 22F3116A4CE for ; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 13:15:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 185B943D31 for ; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 13:15:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jester@panix.com) Received: from panix2.panix.com (panix2.panix.com [166.84.1.2]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 195EE489D5 for ; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 16:15:49 -0500 (EST) Received: (from jester@localhost) by panix2.panix.com (8.11.6p2-a/8.8.8/PanixN1.1) id i32LFlp07030 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 16:15:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 16:15:47 -0500 From: Jesse Sheidlower To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040402211547.GA6473@panix.com> References: <20040402175123.GA20625@panix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040402175123.GA20625@panix.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: dev issues (was: Re: X config problems on T41p) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 21:15:53 -0000 On Fri, Apr 02, 2004 at 12:51:23PM -0500, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I'm running FreeBSD 5.2.1 on a ThinkPad T41p. I'm using XFree86 > 4.4.0, installed from the binaries on the XFree site (the video > card, an ATI Radeon FireGL T2, was apparently not supported with > the radeon driver shipped with 4.3). > > Initially, X was working fine, with no config file at all, yet > I've run into problems trying to use a config file. I generated > one with XFree86 -configure, but this set the driver to "ati", > instead of to "radeon" which seems from its docs to be the one > supporting my card. In any case, whether with the driver as "ati" > or as "radeon", the trackpoint doesn't function at all, nor does > the touchpad (which I disabled in the BIOS anyway, as some Web > pages said this was necessary to use the third button and I > don't like the touchpad anyway). Everything else seems to be > OK but I can't get anywhere without any pointer. > > The InputDevice section maps the Device as /dev/sysmouse, > which I thought is correct; there's no /dev/mouse. Following up to myself: I looked at the X logs when I booted with no config file, and learned that it probed the trackpoint as /dev/psm0, so when I stuck this into the InputDevice section for Device, it worked fine. Yay! However, I now have a problem with my usb mouse, which I'm sure is the result of my ignorance of how the /dev system works. I plug in a usb mouse, and I get a kernel message identifying it as ums0, 3 buttons and Z dir (so clearly it knows it's a mouse and some USB thing is working). At the same time, it reports moused: unable to open /dev/ums0: no such file or directory. What do I need to get this working, and will I need to add this to the X config file as well? I do find it a little odd in that in my other FreeBSD laptop (4.9), I use /dev/mouse in my X config, and both the trackpoint, and any USB mouse I plug in, work fine with no effort on my part. Thanks. Jesse Sheidlower