From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 28 22:22:59 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 DADBF16A4CE for ; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:22:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.197]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C76643D2F for ; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:22:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from subhro.kar@gmail.com) Received: by mproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id v30so85758rnb for ; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:22:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.8.48 with SMTP id 48mr774032rnh; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:22:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.206.18 with HTTP; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:22:52 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 03:52:52 +0530 From: Subhro To: FreeBSD-questions In-Reply-To: <20040828134537.B3200@hydrogen.alienwebshop.Com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <20040828134537.B3200@hydrogen.alienwebshop.Com> cc: Peter Leftwich Subject: Re: Microsoft Cordless Optical Mouse and 5.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Subhro List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:23:00 -0000 Are you running the GENERIC kernel? If not then have you compiled in support for ps2 mouse? And Last but not the least, try selecting ur mouse (or its closest clone) byt running /stand/sysinstall. I wont rely on auto for MS products (both hw and sw). Regards S. On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:49:57 -0700 (PDT), Peter Leftwich wrote: > Doh! My mouse (a Microsoft Cordless Optical Mouse) worked fine with > Knoppix/Linux OS and with XP of course but does NOT work with FreeBSD 5.2! > > I tried plugging it in as PS/2 but the little light does not come on. My > /etc/rc.conf has /dev/sysmouse and type "auto" but still no go. I am > posting this in the hopes that it will partially dissuade those considering > buying this make and model mouse! :\ > > Will someone note this "conflict" or malfunction at: > Title FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE Hardware Notes > Current URL http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.2.1R/hardware.html > URL of current anchor http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.2.1R/hardware-i386.html > > ? > > -- > Peter Leftwich > President & Founder, Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA > http://Www.Video2Video.Com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Subhro Sankha Kar School of Information Technology Block AQ-13/1 Sector V ZIP 700091 India