From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 14 19:10:37 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 6F3A816A4DF for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:10:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out014.verizon.net (out014pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0DC243D53 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:10:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from FreeBSD@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([68.163.251.221]) by out014.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20050114191036.VVHH28388.out014.verizon.net@keyslapper.org> for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:10:36 -0600 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 768ED11936 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:10:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from keyslapper.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (keyslapper.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 24337-06 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:10:35 -0500 (EST) Received: by keyslapper.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 4AB0D115CB; Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:10:35 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:10:35 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050114191035.GA24235@keyslapper.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <41e811a0.1a4cbffe.4667.01c1@smtp.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <41e811a0.1a4cbffe.4667.01c1@smtp.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at keyslapper.org X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out014.verizon.net from [68.163.251.221] at Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:10:36 -0600 Subject: Re: M$ mouse working? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:10:37 -0000 On 01/15/05 12:08 AM, Subhro sat at the `puter and typed: > Hello folks, > > I have managed to get hold of a New Microsoft Optical Desktop. I have been > trying to use its USB interface with Xorg but without any success (This box > is running 5.3-Stable, amd64). During boot I can see that both the mouse and > the keyboard are detected once and then detached. Again later it had been > detected as "Microsoft Optical Desktop". Fair enough. But unfortunately the > mouse does not work in console or in Xorg. Moused runs with an argument of > -p /dev/ums0 from rc.conf. The keyboard works fine though, or should I call > it apparently fine (??). While booting I also get a couple of "Device Busy" > messages from kbdcontrol and moused. > > Also I have noticed that although my rc.conf says cursor="destructive", the > cursor still appears as a blinking block block and not an "under_score". > > Anyone can help me out in getting there devices work correctly? You probably just need to tweak your Mouse section in xorg.conf. I haven't figured out all the details yet myself, I think but moused will virtualize the mouse port to /dev/sysmouse. If /dev/sysmouse exists, you want to set your device to /dev/sysmouse. This will only work if moused is actually running. Otherwise, you want to set that device to /dev/ums0. I'm finding this to be a real pain in the neck when you want to plug a trackball AND a mouse in. When you plug it in, the ums driver apparently automagically runs moused on both ports (usm0 and ums1) regardless of the fact I have moused_enable set to "NO". It appears to cause some kind of conflict, because the default is to virtualize it to sysmouse. I got it working by stopping both moused instances and restarting X. Now to figure out how to keep it from starting moused in the first place - or to redirect it to a different device . . . Good luck. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ Krogt, n. (chemical symbol: Kr): The metallic silver coating found on fast-food game cards. -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets"