From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Feb 4 21: 3:16 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC3AD37B401 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 21:03:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (f74.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59A6D43F9B for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 21:03:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 21:03:14 -0800 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 05 Feb 2003 05:03:13 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] From: "clayton rollins" To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: optical mouse Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 05:03:13 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Feb 2003 05:03:14.0247 (UTC) FILETIME=[E33E4570:01C2CCD3] Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi Dave, (and list) I do have an optical mouse working with FreeBSD; I don't know of any fundamental reason why yours shouldn't work. Mine's also ps/2... I've never changed out the mouse, so I don't know if there's something else you have to change, but my XF86Config looks like this: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "SysMouse" Option "Emulate3Buttons" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" EndSection (I think "PS/2" and "auto" both worked.) You could also re-enter the config utility via /stand/sysinstall to modify your X config. (If you go under index, you can also run just the test interface.) Peace, Clayton > >Hello, > >I've been using FreeBSD 4.7 for about 3 months and I wanted to upgrade my >current mouse to an optical mouse. > >I tried out a GE Optical Mouse (PS2 connection)due to that fact that it >stated that it didn't require a Windows system for basic operation. > >I attempted to use the automatic mouse function in XFree864.0 and it won't >recognize the mouse at all. It will move slightly when set to Microsoft >Optical mouse, meaning just a little bit on the right hand side, but it >won't >cross the screen, nor will it recognize any of the buttons. > >Has anyone managed to get an optical mouse (hopefully a GE Optical mouse) >to work with FreeBSD ? > _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message