Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 23:50:26 +1000 From: Robert S <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: 5.4-RELEASE: mouse won't work (suspect KVM switch) Message-ID: <7093dffb05051406507d7ffb6c@mail.gmail.com>
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I've just installed the latest 5.4-RELEASE on a PC using a kvm switch. I am completely unable to get the mouse to work. The switch is a no-name one with two ports (in a metal case!!). It's been fine up until now, though I don't know if I've used FBSD on it. When I (re)start the mouse daemon, with /dev/psm0 as the mouse port I get # /etc/rc.d/moused restart moused not running? Starting moused:moused: unable to open /dev/psm0: No such file or directory . If I select /dev/sysmouse (which has usually worked in the past - in /etc/rc.conf), it starts with no error messages, but there is no mouse cursor on the console. If I try to start X, there are no errors, and the mouse is present, but does not move. My mouse is a Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB and PS/2 compatible. If its of any help, here's the output of uname -a: $ uname -a FreeBSD freebsd.mydomain.com.au 5.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0: Sun May 8 10:21:06 UTC 2005 =20 root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 Can anybody help me out of this predicament? I realise that KVM switches can be tricky beasts.
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