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Date:      Tue, 19 Jun 2001 11:44:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "David O'Brien" <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        "Crespo, Ramon" <IMCEAEX-_O=STIS_OU=STIS_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=RCRESPO@STIS.com>, Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>, Paul Halliday <dp@penix.org>
Subject:   Re: X11 Settings for the MiataGL
Message-ID:  <XFMail.010619114443.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010618180804.E540@dragon.nuxi.com>

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On 19-Jun-01 David O'Brien wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 02:43:10PM -0400, Paul Halliday wrote:
>> >    The issue with using the text-only xf86config is that it does not
>> >    know about moused's sysmouse.  Thus you either cannot use moused,
>> >    or you must hack the /etc/XF86Config file xf86config creates to
>> >    specify sysmouse.
>> 
>> Umm..
>>      as200 xf86config->
>> 
>>      Now give the full device name that the device is connected to, for
>>      example /dev/tty00. Just pressing enter will use the default,
>>      /dev/mouse.
>> 
>>      Mouse device: /dev/sysmouse
> 
> Uh.. you have given the mouse device, but not protocol to use.  X has to
> know both.  Speaking M$ Intelmouse to /dev/sysmouse is not a productive
> thing.

X 4 can autodetect the sysmouse protocol.  You don't have to set it explicitly
to "sysmouse".

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