Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 21:25:22 -0400 From: "Bill A. K." <billieakay@yahoo.com> To: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: USB Message-ID: <001d01bee398$6317f080$01010101@bopper> References: <003901bee350$e6462c80$01010101@bopper> <199908101719.MAA78925@beowulf.utmb.edu>
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hi,
i did that and recompiled the kernel, and it recognizes everything at
bootup. Now I just need to know how to get the system to use the USB mouse
as it's mouse.
thanks
bill
billieakay@yahoo.com
----- Original Message -----
From: M. L. Dodson <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu>
To: Bill A. K. <billieakay@yahoo.com>
Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 1:19 PM
Subject: USB
> Bill A. K. writes:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I want to run a Logitech USB Mouse with a wheel on FreeBSD
3.2-RELEASE.
> > I need to know how to use FreeBSD's USB functions.
> >
> > I don't need to use the wheel at all.
> >
> > If you can help, please let me know.
> >
> > Bill
> > billieakay@yahoo.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Here is what I have in the USB section of my kernel config:
>
> # USB support
> controller uhci0
> controller ohci0
> controller usb0
> #
> # for the moment we have to specify the priorities of the device
> # drivers explicitly by the ordering in the list below. This will
> # be changed in the future.
> #
> device ums0
> device ukbd0
> device ulpt0
> device uhub0
> device ucom0
> device umodem0
> device hid0
> device ugen0
>
> #
> #options USB_DEBUG
> options USBVERBOSE
>
> This is for a Dell Inspiron 7000 laptop. Then I just made the
> ums0 device in /dev, plugged in the Logitech wheeled mouse, and
> it Did the Right Thing (TM). This is for the USB port directly
> on the laptop. Things are not joy for the Inspiron port
> replicator, where the Dell does not like the Logitech at all:
> spends a long time there at boot before giving up and
> inactivating that port.
>
>
> --
> M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu
> 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790
>
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