Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 10:57:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Greg McNichol <gc@mcnichol.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X Windows & Mouse Problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980511105707.1090L-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <000001bd7cde$9f6e6cc0$80045b0a@mcnichog.fnb.fcnbd.com>
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On Mon, 11 May 1998, Greg McNichol wrote: > I am a recent convert to FreeBSD and was impressed by the ease in which you > could load this OS (very different than even Linux). After getting it up and > running I was still faced w/ two problems: > > 1) On my COMPAQ DESKPRO 5190 and NEC MultiSync 3Fg monitor I can't get the > mouse to be recognized. X Windows will only load if I specify /dev/sysmouse > but, regardless of which protocol I choose the mouse will not work. If you're using moused, then the protocol for /dev/sysmouse is "MouseSystems". > 2) Xwindows loads at the incorrect screen resolution (windows occupy the > entire screen) w/ SVGA 800x600 settings and Cirrus 5134 chipset specified (I > had similar problems w/ Linux but not as bad). You'll have to tune your modelines. Try xvidtune. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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