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Date:      Mon, 22 Feb 1999 21:30:25 +0100 (CET)
From:      Philippe CASIDY <pcasidy@worldnet.fr>
To:        adamk@voicenet.com
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Not detecting PS/2 mouse
Message-ID:  <199902222030.VAA03211@greatoak.home>
In-Reply-To: <36D16D1E.652C4D01@voicenet.com>

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On 22 Feb, Adam K Kirchhoff wrote:
> 
>     For some reason, FreeBSD (versions 2.2.8, and 3.1, as well as a
> snapshot of 3.0) doesn't detect my ps/2 mouse.  I've tried a number of
> different mice (Logitech 3-button, Microsoft, Compaq), all of which have
> worked under Linux and OpenBSD, but which have never been detected by
> FreeBSD.  Even thought the GENERIC kernel is supposed to support the
> ps/2 mouse, I went ahead and recompiled the kernel under 2.2.8, but it
> still refused to see it.

I do not know if it well help you but for my laptop, I had to set the
support for the Intellimouse in the BIOS!!
Before this setup, the mouse worked pretty well under an old Debian
Linux and FreeBSD 2.2.5 but not under 2.2.8 neither Win98!

Phil.




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