Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 19:13:43 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Eric" <eric@bsdunix.us>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: logitech cordless mouse w/ freebsd 5.3 stable Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNCELLFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <4234F80A.80901@bsdunix.us>
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Eric, Please submit this via the send-pr mechanism so that it will get fixed in the next version of FreeBSD. thanks, Ted owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org wrote: > My ugly mouse hack: > I am sure this question has already been answered, although I > couldn't find the answer via google. > > Hardware and Software: > Logitech USB cordless mouse M/N:M-RN67 P/N:851390-0000 w/ ps/2 adapter > Auravision slimseries ps/2 keyboard /w wire > a starband kvm switch, 4 port PS/2 for both keyboard and mouse > w/ extern > power source. > FreeBSD 5.3 stable cpu=2.8 cel > > Using the ps/2 adapter with my mouse, was required to use the kvm. > > dmesg reports this for my mouse by default: > > psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> flags 0x24 irq 12 on atkbdc0 > psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > psm0: model IntelliMouse Explorer, device ID 4 > > the mouse will not work. > > appending: hint.psm.0.flags="0x204" > to /boot/device.hints > > I now get this via dmesg: > > psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> flags 0x204 irq 12 on atkbdc0 > psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > psm0: model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0 > > I then edited /etc/rc.conf and disabled my console mouse (moused) > (which I would prefere worked) > > moused_enable="NO" > > I then edit the pointer section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf to: > > Identifier "Mouse1" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "Auto" > Option "Device" "/dev/bpsm0" > > notice that is the "b" psm device that i am using which is for > blocking mode or bpsm > > At any rate, the mouse now works in X, through the kvm, and > through usb > to ps/2 adapter. > > I hope this helps someone else :) > YMMV, > Eric > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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