Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 11:47:41 +0100 From: Olivier Cortes <olive@deep-ocean.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: 4.4-Stable + USB question... Message-ID: <20011124114741.A5281@neptune.deep-ocean.local> In-Reply-To: <20011123.214701.74753931.rklosh@rkl.org>; from rklosh@rkl.org on Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 09:47:01PM -0600 References: <20011123193710.D24083@pir.net> <20011123.190454.74703633.rklosh@rkl.org> <20011123202539.F24083@pir.net> <20011123.214701.74753931.rklosh@rkl.org>
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Hi, Perhaps you already did this, but don't forget : vidcontrol -m on on the console to enable console mouse. it is independent from X and sysmouse. I'm just starting to play with USB, and i discovered this few days ago. Olivier On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 09:47:01PM -0600, Ryan K. Losh wrote: > From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> > Subject: Re: 4.4-Stable + USB question... > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 20:25:39 -0500 > > > "Ryan K. Losh" <rklosh@rkl.org> probably said: > > > I was trying to get the mouse working with moused. I didn't figure > > > any of the devices which were pointed at /dev/sysmouse would work > > > unless moused did... > > > > You've got that the wrong way around. Until you point something like X > > at /dev/sysmouse you're not going to get any moused output anywhere > > useful. > > > > Perhaps I'm not being clear, again. On the text console, I believe > moused is process that allows the mouse to be used on the text-based > virtual terminals (alt-F1 through alt-F8 by default on FreeBSD). When > I haven't inserted the USB <=> PS/2 cable, and I'm not running X, on the > text console, I can use the built-in laptop mouse to move the mouse > cursor, select and paste text between the VC's, etc. That works > fine... > > When I insert the USB <=> PS/2 cable, I see the kernel messages on the > console that were included in a previous posting. I can use > kbdcontrol to switch the keyboard from the laptop to the external > one. I can use the *Laptop* mouse, and it works as stated above. > When I use the *External* mouse hooked to the USB <=> PS/2 cable, > nothing (on the screen) happens. The mouse cursor does not appear, > nor does it move when I move the mouse. Unless I'm mistaken, if > moused doesn't respond on the text console, it won't pass those mouse > events on to /dev/sysmouse for X to use either...I've checked my > XF86Config, and it already uses the /dev/sysmouse device... > > The device I'm using is the "QVS USB to PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse > Adaptor," model number USB-PS2Y. The cable looks similar to the > following: > /---------------\ /--wire-----[PS/2Mouse] > [USB]---wire------------|Solid Plastic |-< > \---------------/ \--wire-----[PS/2Keyboard] > > > Any ideas??? > > > > Ryan > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- Olivier Cortes To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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