From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 14 14:46:49 2005 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 A7D8D16A4CE for ; Sat, 14 May 2005 14:46:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smta04.mail.ozemail.net (smta04.mail.ozemail.net [203.103.165.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C137543D80 for ; Sat, 14 May 2005 14:46:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wshrubsole@ozemail.com.au) Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([210.84.232.172]) by smta04.mail.ozemail.net with ESMTP id <20050514144646.WUHB27002.smta04.mail.ozemail.net@[127.0.0.1]>; Sat, 14 May 2005 14:46:46 +0000 Message-ID: <42860F47.20904@ozemail.com.au> Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 00:16:31 +0930 From: Wayne User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (Windows/20050317) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert S References: <7093dffb05051406507d7ffb6c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7093dffb05051406507d7ffb6c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0519-2, 12/05/2005), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.4-RELEASE: mouse won't work (suspect KVM switch) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 14:46:49 -0000 Robert S wrote: >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 >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. >_______________________________________________ >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" > > > Hey Robert Seeing your using a USB mouse try using /dev/usm0 from what you have posted, moused cant find the /dev/psm0 file. good luck Robert Wayne