From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 22 16:12:16 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDE4B16A409 for ; Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:12:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jahnke@sonatabio.com) Received: from smtp.wizwire.com (smtp.wizwire.com [209.218.100.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B41DB13C480 for ; Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:12:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jahnke@sonatabio.com) Received: from [192.168.0.100] (209.218.101.53.bvi2.wizwire.com [209.218.101.53]) by smtp.wizwire.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l0LMnvxx031668; Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:49:58 -0800 From: Frank Jahnke To: bobmc@bobmc.net Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Sonata Biosciences, Inc. Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:49:22 -0800 Message-Id: <1169419762.894.22.camel@pinot.fmjassoc.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.2.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-WizWire-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-WizWire-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: jahnke@sonatabio.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hairy Cats and mice and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jahnke@sonatabio.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:12:17 -0000 > > Anyone with experience using their optical mouse under FreeBSD? All > input will be very much appreciated. Wireless mice on either PS/2 or USB ports work fine with FreeBSD/X11/Window Managers. I've used them for years, and would never go back to a corded or balled mouse again. I too live with cats, though not Maine Coons, and you really should learn how to fix mice. FWIW, my optical mouse (a Logitech MX700) stopped working -- at least the scroll wheel stopped working. So I took it apart, and removed an unbelievable amount of hair from around the scroll wheel. It covered both portions of the optical train, and once it was removed, it worked fine. Very fine tweezers helped a lot. Other than that, you have to clean the optical port on the bottom once in a while, but that's it. I use tweezers. Rather than buy what's cheap, I'd suggest finding a quality one on a deal or buying a used one. I recently bought a Logitech Mediaplay (a fine general-purpose mouse) for $15, and another lightly-used MX700 also for $15. Yes, I have that many computers... Frank