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From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To: Tim Singletary <tsingle@sunbaked.gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: problems with 2.2-alpha
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Tim Singletary writes:
> Just another data point: FreeBSD 2.2-Alpha
..
> a two-button PS/2 mouse.
...
  Pretty much a vanilla kernel
> However, every now and then X gets weird.  The odd stuff seems to
> start when I'm doing things that involve a lot of `clicking the
> mouse'.  Once the weird stuff starts, <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<Bkspc> is the only
> way out.  Some of the things that have happened include:

There are known bugs w/regards to syscons and the PS/2 mouse which are
partially fixed in both 2.2 and -current.  However, the 'fixes' are also
causing other problems which are being worked on.


Nate