Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 20:29:51 +1200 From: James Pole <james.pole@paradise.net.nz> To: Gary D Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can we use a mouse|pointer list? Message-ID: <200206092029.51771.james.pole@paradise.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <20020609071509.GA15248@tao.thought.org> References: <200206082341.g58NfW012056@tao.thought.org> <20020609051845.GA89134@dub.net> <20020609071509.GA15248@tao.thought.org>
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On Sunday 09 June 2002 19:15, Gary D Kline wrote: > On Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at 10:18:45PM -0700, Bill Swingle wrote: > > It would probably be more appropriate for you to write up some docs on > > what you had to do and submit them for inclusion in the handbook. > > So far, my theory is that, using the PS/2 port that is > becoming standard: > > Protocol: "Auto" > Device: "/dev/sysmouse" > > in /etc/XF86Config, and the moused line > > moused -p /dev/psm0 -t auto > > will work for nearly every mouse, PS/2 or serial. --This > is for X4.2*. I'm not certain about this and need more > input. The serial side of configuration is more open-ended. > > Seems to me that if a enough people on this list would cut-and- > paste their XF86Config mouse Sections and the moused line from > ps ax that we would have enough for some kind of config list. > And I'd have a starting point for the handbook docs. > > gary 99% of the time the "Auto" protocal works (at least if you connect the mouse directly and your mouse uses a sane protocal). My feeling is that people should be encouraged to use "Auto" first, and any other protocals as a last resort as "Auto" requires less fiddling around with the protocal settings -- and less questions to the -questions and -stable mailing lists. Decent mouses that use some of the more common protocals (such as the standard PS/2 and USB protocals that seems to be common these days, especially amongst M$ mouses) are quite cheap these days -- people, IMHO, have no exuse for replacing old and awful mouses. - James To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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