From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Jun 21 06:30:05 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C53ABA7B5F9 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:30:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A8D48244E for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:30:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References: In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:Sender:Reply-To:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe: List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=Uw3LZPUdAiu62DUmxcC+LrvaAWKpALzlcb+pfjtvJBY=; b=bpz84RFV9NTbZKZGJ87mayW5TT Vygk+EIpV2iQLcm7O3Fu+ChJpXQLvbc7SGvQgQUNfiln7UAZGPvvQooeYOdyhNswAWYLN1r6LvVAV qT2K0NlaHlvKZsDRyxr2UEDfGLKEloKHwupuXWe5BnhCCIeQvwQrBr8n6qpoFgo2nSiY=; Received: from [114.121.235.78] (port=44489 helo=X220.alogt.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.87) (envelope-from ) id 1bFFCA-000kP3-Ik; Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:29:59 -0600 Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:29:53 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky To: spellberg_robert Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: slowing_down a super_fast mouse Message-ID: <20160621142953.36e9c60a@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <57689E95.2090502@emailrob.com> References: <57689E95.2090502@emailrob.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com X-Authenticated-Sender: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:30:05 -0000 Hi, try: xset m 4 1 Check man xset for what the two numbers stand. Erich On Tue, 21 Jun 2016 01:55:33 +0000 spellberg_robert wrote: > howdy , folks --- > > i hope that everyone is well . > > > > in anticipation of installing 10.3 , i have been buying new hardware > [ probably , intel "skylake" and "z170" , of some kind ] . > this new mechanical keyboard , "daskeyboard" , > with the cherry "blue" switches , is really nice , > much like that which came with my compaq 486dx , twenty years ago , > [ which --still-- works and is in use !!! ] , > even if the manufacturer --is-- too cheap to > put legends on the keycaps > [ before i did any editing , this post looked like > traudl junge's first effort for her new boss , > in that scene in "downfall" , at the beginning of the film > ] . > > let me start with the > > 9.3/amd64/syscons/ps2 > > box ; > i have not , as yet , installed any new equipment on the > > 10.2/i386/vt/ps2 > > box . > if i can identify the solution for these two boxen , > then all of the others should be "variations on a theme" . > > the ps2 keyboards and mice actually have usb interfaces , > with usb/ps2 adapters , plugged into ps2 ports . > from what i read on wikipedia , > these should look like ps2 devices to the ps2 ports . > the six_years_old moboes --do-- have usb ports of some kind , > but this is my first usb equipment , > therefore , i have no usb experience . > > my question is about > cursor_on_screen distance versus mouse_on_pad distance . > the old mice [ mitsumi "roller_ball" ] were kinda slow > [ lotsa pad for little screen ; just fine , otherwise ] , > but not so much as to be worth whining about . > with this new mouse [ cherry model m-5400/01 optical ] , > the cursor goes flying , if i just breathe on the mouse . > > you know how it goes : power_down , swap kb & m , power_up ; > then , see what's different . > > so i start reading [ man_pages , handbook , et_cetera ] ; > eventually , i find the man_page about "/boot/device.hints" . > i find words like "flags" , "resolution" and "acceleration" . > i find an example for "psm0" . > this looks promising . > i check my boot messages ; > > psm0: irq 12 on atkbdc0 > psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > psm0: model Intellimouse, device ID 3 > > these are the same messages as those for > the old mitsumi mouse on the 10.2 box ; > i get the impression that all ps2 mice are pretty much the same . > > i note that there are no "flags" ; so i try that . > i "guess" that flags of "0x01" and "0x04" will > disable "acceleration" and > set "resolution" to either extreme , one way or the other . > if this works , > then i should observe a 8:1 ratio for cursor distance ; > all that i have to do is to pick a "comfortable" setting . > > well , that was the plan . > it failed . > > let me emphasize : the new hardware --works-- . > it is just that the cursor goes flying across the screen , > for a small mouse_on_pad motion . > positioning --is-- challenging . > > the flags --are-- recognized ; they appear in the boot messages ; > for example , > > psm0: flags 0x1 irq 12 on atkbdc0 > > but the behavior does not change on either the console or the > xterm . > > maybe the mouse has hardware limitations . > maybe i have mis_identified the correct software module to tweak . > maybe there is some "buzzword" , of which i am unaware . > which ignorance prevents further research by me . > > should i be trying to effect this change in "rc.conf" ? > > should i be trying to effect this change in "X" ? > > [ in re_reading the above , before i send this , > the thought occurs to me that , > even if the mouse has only one motion_size , > scaling --could-- be effected in software , --somewhere-- . > this entire post can be summarized into three words : > "possible" , "where" and "how" . > ] > > i ask , before i try "something" , because , > even with all drives backed_up , > onto drives on --different-- machines , > none_the_less , i wish to avoid > finding myself in the position of > having to recover from some hardware problem by > turning off the power supply . > although this works , most of the time , > i --have-- lost a hard_drive this way . > i prefer to not_repeat the experience . > > > > does anyone have any thoughts ? > maybe , someone knows the right leading question to ask me . > > > > tia > > rob > > > > ps --- does anyone know how to > turn_off this narrow 65_column auto_wrap > in the "thunderbird" editor ? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"