Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 23:39:36 -0600 From: "Michael Rice" <marice@email.msn.com> To: "Clendaniel Ian IB" <ian.clendaniel@phwilm.zeneca.com>, "'FreeBSD Questions List'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X Server Problem (was XFree86 Video Problems) Message-ID: <000c01bd8de8$d52a7320$6e00cbc0@rice-home>
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Thanks Ian. I changed it to a MouseSystems protocol and the /dev/sysmouse device and it works great now. I still don't understand why the IntelliMouse protocol didn't work, but oh well...mine is not to ask why. Thanks again. Michael Rice marice@msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Clendaniel Ian IB <ian.clendaniel@phwilm.zeneca.com> To: 'FreeBSD Questions List' <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; 'Michael Rice' <marice@email.msn.com> Date: Monday, June 01, 1998 6:38 PM Subject: RE: X Server Problem (was XFree86 Video Problems) >I don't know if this helps or not but the recent problems that I was >having with setting up the XiG interface on my laptop had similar >difficulties. When I set the protocol to "Mouse Systems" and to >/dev/mouse it worked fine...tap and drag and all. > >--Ian > >Ian Clendaniel >IT Technition >Zeneca Pharmaceuticals >FOC1 NW255 >x4494 >>---------- >>From: Michael Rice[SMTP:marice@email.msn.com] >>Sent: Sunday, May 31, 1998 8:20 AM >>To: FreeBSD Questions List >>Subject: X Server Problem (was XFree86 Video Problems) >> >>Thanks for the info. I downloaded and installed the XSuSE_Elsa_GLoria X >>server and it seems to be working except for one problem. I sent a message >>to the folks at suse.com, but they won't support this server under FreeBSD. >> >>After I start the server, using 'startx', the first keystroke or moving the >>mouse causes the mouse pointer to move to the upper left corner of the >>screen and "stick" there. Although I cannot move the mouse pointer, I can >>interact via keyboard with the active XTerm window. >> >>I have tried all variations on mouse/keyboard options when configuring the >>server and it doesn't make a difference. The system configuration is as >>follows: >> >>Dell XPS R400 (400MHz Pentium II) >>128MB RAM >>Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro video with 8MB SGRAM >>Microsoft IntelliMouse >> >>Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated. >> >>Michael Rice >>marice@msn.com >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> >>To: Michael Rice <marice@email.msn.com> >>Cc: FreeBSD Questions List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >>Date: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 10:14 PM >>Subject: Re: XFree86 Video Problems >> >> >>>On Tue, 26 May 1998, Michael Rice wrote: >>> >>>> I have a Diamond FIRE GL 1000 Pro video card. The following are the >>specs >>>> for the card: >>> >>>You need to get a nda-restricted server for this card from www.suse.com. >>> >>>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 >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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