From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 13 17:29:29 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D66E3106566B; Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:29:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1A1D8FC0C; Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:29:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by thought.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 79793E81C0C; Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:29:31 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:29:31 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Warren Block Message-ID: <20101013172931.GA18897@thought.org> References: <20101011032642.GA3354@thought.org> <20101011164152.GA4652@thought.org> <20101011193153.758efde5.freebsd@edvax.de> <4CB411AF.5050109@qeng-ho.org> <20101012221020.1a8dcd90.freebsd@edvax.de> <20101012233002.GA4957@thought.org> <20101013014326.6630e3b5.freebsd@edvax.de> <20101013032018.GA3163@thought.org> <20101013055906.bdc5f644.freebsd@edvax.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 24 years of service to the Unix community. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: Mailing List , Polytropon , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: mouse problems.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:29:29 -0000 On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 09:03:21AM -0600, Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 13 Oct 2010, Polytropon wrote: > > >Correct. If you disable HAL, and your X is configured to run *WITH* > >HAL, it won't run anymore. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf (and if not > >present, create it) to make X work *WITHOUT* HAL. > > > >How it is to be done is described here: > > > >http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html > > I've followed only parts of this thread, and there are multiple > problems. First is installing X on a server. Second is a KVM > switch, many of which are problematic. Next is that the KVM > converts USB to PS/2, which... well, maybe it's fine. Finally, a > "jumpy mouse" problem with moused on console screams that it's the > KVM, not moused or USB or xorg config. Interesting that the mouse jumpiness has disappeared. I can switch to <-> computers by KVM and no problem. I'm about to add: Option "AutoAddDevices" "Off" to my xorg.conf Done. I just noticed that in rc.conf is: # -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Wed Oct 13 08:03:06 2010 moused_port="/dev/ums0" moused_type="auto" moused_enable="NO" and yet the console mouse is present. Strange... . > > My suggestion would be to *not* install X on a server. If it's > really required, use an actual keyboard and monitor on that server > for those times when ssh -X/-Y aren't enough, and avoid the KVM. > > >If you use a USB mouse, set moused_enable="NO", as the USB subsystem > >will call moused with the correct settings automatically. > > USB mice cause moused to be run anyway, but there are differences. > If you want switching between X and console to be fast, enable > moused. I vastly prefer X11 because it allows xterms and more. X is necessary on my server because of my UPS as well as because it will be my new printserver. okay, time for the big reboot... . > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix The 7.90a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php http://journey.thought.org