From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 25 02:08:16 2005 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 7ED0616A420 for ; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:08:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rjw@dynode.net) Received: from union.dynode.net (ppp173-2.lns1.per1.internode.on.net [150.101.173.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A401043D4C for ; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:08:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rjw@dynode.net) Received: from main.dynode.net (main.dynode.net [192.168.0.11]) by union.dynode.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBP2DvuD044828 for ; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:13:57 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from rjw@main.dynode.net) Received: from main.dynode.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by main.dynode.net (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jBP25IUd025154 for ; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:05:18 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from rjw@main.dynode.net) Received: (from rjw@localhost) by main.dynode.net (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id jBP25Id5025153 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:05:18 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from rjw) Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:05:18 +0800 From: "Russell J. Wood" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20051225020518.GA25108@main.dynode.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <01a001c6086d$8c0d57e0$210110ac@fortunato> <20051224144330.GA21970@main.dynode.net> <029b01c6089e$e3c8f210$210110ac@fortunato> <20051225011332.GA24395@main.dynode.net> <20051225020100.GA2613@flame.pc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051225020100.GA2613@flame.pc> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: USB mice 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: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:08:16 -0000 On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 04:01:00AM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2005-12-25 09:13, "Russell J. Wood" wrote: > >On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 09:29:53AM -0600, Teilhard Knight wrote: > >>Russell J. Wood" wrote: > >>>On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 03:36:28AM -0600, Teilhard Knight wrote: > >>>> It seems to me that the way FreeBSD is catching up with new > >>>> hardware leaves you unsatisfied. One has to choose, upon boot, the > >>>> option to use an USB keyboard by hand, and I have found no way to > >>>> make a USB mouse to work. The OS broadly supports serial mice and > >>>> hardly PS/2 mice, both almost out of the market nowadays. Are USB > >>>> mice supported by FreeBSD? > >>> > >>> I have a USB keyboard and I don't have to choose the ``USB > >>> Keyboard'' option at start up. Also, I have a USB Mouse hooked up > >>> via a hub in my keyboard. Works fine. > >> > >> Are they, your keyboard and your mouse, wireless? > > > > No, they are not. However, before this setup I was using a complete > > wireless setup. Logictec keyboard/mouse combination, from memory. > > USB mice are supported, but I'm not sure about install time. I very > rarely install from a CD-ROM these days and even when I do, I don't use > the mouse at all. Who needs a mouse at install time? The keyboard is suffice. - Russell