Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:22:56 -0500 (EST) From: Dan Martin <martid@nando.net> To: Michael Novak <shadowm@nauticom.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: starting x windows Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951107181741.5027A-100000@parsifal.nando.net> In-Reply-To: <3096D14D.2499@nauticom.net>
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On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Michael Novak wrote: > i have installed both freeBSD and xfree86 3.11 on my machine. i > continued to run the xConfig script to configure xfree86. after > installing it i went to run it and got a mouse error. i have a > PS/2 mouse and need to know the script for the port. for using a > comm port i can use ln -s /dev/cua2 /dev/mouse to create a link. > will this work? and can i use a similar script for PS If you have the generic kernel, you will have to compile another one with the PS/2 driver. You may also have to run MAKEDEV psm0 -- I can't remember whether I did or not. If an "ls -l /dev/psm0" doesn't list the file, you will have to so this. Then in /etc/XF86Config, under "Pointer Section", change "Protocol" to "PS/2" and Device to "/dev/psm0". This works for me, although the ps2 driver doesn't seem to provide mouse acceleration and so is very awkward. Dan Martin
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