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Date:      Wed, 15 Jan 1997 16:39:31 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        amg <ursa@cris.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ps/2 style mouse troubles
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970115163902.5627R-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <32DB703E.73B7@cris.com>

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On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, amg wrote:

>    The problem that I am having concerns the ps/2
>  style mouse.
>     1. hardware:  ALR EISA system 486-33
>                   Logitech Mouseman mouse
>     2. FreeBSD 2.10
>  I know that both the ps/2 port (0x60, I think) 
>  and the mouse are good as they work with NT 3.51.
> 
>     I have recompiled the kernel to include the 
>  psm0 device driver.  The symptomes are that X
>  will not allow the mouse curser to remain on the
>  screen.  No matter how I move the mouse, it will
>  always remain at some point on the screen's edge.
>  This is for resolutions of:
>    640X480  and  600x800  and 1024x768.

Did you modify /etc/XF86Config and reset the pointer device to /dev/psm0?

Does /dev/psm0 exist?  IF not, run /dev/MAKEDEV psm0.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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