Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 11:30:42 -0500 From: "Rafael A. Reta Rodriguez" <rafareta@mexcom.net> To: Douglas Campbell <dcampbell@dgsystems.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: logitech serial mouse not working on com 1 but working fine in windows Message-ID: <33FDBEB2.63DECDAD@mexcom.net> References: <33FCCA1E.FB5D4489@dgsystems.com>
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Douglas Campbell wrote: > > From what I can gather from the site, setting this up for X-Windows > should be very straightforward. Unfortunately not for me. > > Question: ls -l /dev/cuaa0 tells me that com 1 is a dialer or a member. > Is this a problem? Member? > Question: I linked /dev/mouse to /dev/sysmouse to /dev/cuaa0. Is this > off the mark? /dev/sysmouse is the output from the moused and /dev/cuaa0 is directly from serial 1, you can ln -s whatever (normaly /dev/cuaa0) /dev/mouse > Question: What bearing does /etc/sysconfig have on my success or failure > with the mouse? I'm not shure, I don't have a /etc/sysconfig > Question: If my mouse is logitech serial why microsoft in X? why Logitech is MS compatible > mousesystems in X? (I've tried all types of mice in XF86Setup, the > mouse does not move at all ever). If you run moused, the outut from the mouse is redirected in MouseSystems format to /dev/sysmouse > Question: What files need to be edited to enable the mouse? in normal terminal (AltF1) none in X /etc/XF86Config > Question: I rebuilt my kernel the other night. Was there anything > special I should have done to enable my mouse? Not as long as I know > Question: Should the mouse work at all outside of X? If you configure it, Yes > > If any one is kind enough, I'd be happy to attach config files with > e-mail for trouble shooting this problem. Sorry for the barrage of > questions but I'd like to get this small but hugely annoying detail out > of the way. I will do it directly to not disturbe this list > > My system is all scsi, cycrix 686 pr150+, 2.0 gig 1/2 freebsd, internal > modem 32 mb ram, > logitech three button serial mouse. > > Thanks for your help.
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