From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 25 18:37:36 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 DD08C16A41F for ; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:37:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nospam@apriori.net) Received: from modena360.cwihosting.com (modena360.cwihosting.com [209.18.76.204]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78AE943D58 for ; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:37:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nospam@apriori.net) Received: from apriori by modena360.cwihosting.com with local (Exim 4.52) id 1EqakQ-0000H2-Mk for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:37:34 -0500 From: "Your Name" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: NeoMail 1.27 X-IPAddress: 127.0.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Message-Id: Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:37:34 -0500 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - modena360.cwihosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [688 689] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - apriori.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 118, Issue 20 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 18:37:36 -0000 In the most recent digest, I saw the reply: Message: 7 Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 21:07:35 -0600 Subject: Re: USB/multi-wheel mice conf files if anyone wants them > > In case it is of any help to anyone, I recently got two of my mice > > running on FreeBSD 5.4 with Xorg, and I could post the Xorg conf > > files I ended up using. > It will help. Please post them. > Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) > Adjunct Information Security Officer I guess I was reading the thread about USB mice with some anxiety, since I have had no difficulties with them. It seems to be a matter of finding the correct driver and port; but it generally comes down to /dev/sysmouse for me. Here are the config files I use for my USB mice. I am using Xorg. For my A4Tech Optical GreatEye wheel mouse, model WOP-35PU: (This has 4 buttons and 2 wheels; the wheels are for up/down and right/left scrolling.) For newbies to this (and I am no expert, either!), be advised that the first section of the xorg.conf file must have the correct references to the mouse section or else it will almost certainly not find your settings correctly. So for the A4Tech, it looks like: Section "ServerLayout" (Identifier stuff here) (Screen stuff here) InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" (InputDevice stuff here) EndSection [some other sections in here] Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Buttons" "9" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7" EndSection ---------- For my Starlogic 8D Mini Scrolling mouse... This may not be available any more under that brand, but I I recently bought the same thing branded as Compaq USB Trackball/Optical Mouse model CPQ650TP. I use it on my laptop because it's smaller and I don't need as much desktop area to move it around. Section "ServerLayout" (Identifier stuff here) (Screen stuff here) InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" (InputDevice stuff here) EndSection [some other sections in here] Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" Option "Buttons" "7" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7" EndSection --- I had to do some guessing (i.e., trial and error) to determine how many "buttons" xorg thinks it sees coming from the mice. Hope this helps! Kind regards and Happy Holidays! Rob, thanks for the advice about CVSupping. I'm updating my ports collection now. Cheers, -- paz. P.S. - I'm looking for a suggestion for a CD ripper; or perhaps I'm not using KAudioCreator right. If I select all the tracks on a CD, it blarfs when it is trying to rip the second or third track while simultaneously converting the first track to .mp3 or whatever.