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> > > I am an extreme newbie at FreeBSD.  I have it installed but when I go
> > > into the Xserver in either of the two GUIs I get a weird mouse that
> > > seems to only be able to stay on the very top of the screen and has
> > > no vertical movement.
> > >
> > > I have it setup on Auto and PS/2 Busmouse settings.  It works when
> > > the config is run from the command line but it blows up like I
> > > described upon entering the GUI (i.e. KDE)
> > >
> >
> > I was always told to use "sysmouse" and auto.
>
>
> 	Same here.
>
I had this problem when I let X open the /dev entry for the mouse on it's
own, but if I use moused the problem disappears. So I'd suggest that you
make sure you're using moused, and then make sure it's using
/dev/sysmouse. If you're still having the problem after that, then I'm
out of ideas :-P

Ken