Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 09:35:16 -0500 From: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> To: Greg Bedrossian <greg@gcsl.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PS2 Mouse Support Message-ID: <19980106093516.47593@emu.sourcee.com> In-Reply-To: <34B2348D.3455A631@gcsl.com>; from Greg Bedrossian on Tue, Jan 06, 1998 at 01:41:33PM %2B0000 References: <34B2348D.3455A631@gcsl.com>
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On Tue, Jan 06, 1998 at 01:41:33PM +0000, Greg Bedrossian wrote: > Greetings, > > For some time now, I have been unable to implement my X86 GUI > environment as a result of not being able to get my PS2 mouse to work. > > It appears that while in the GUI setup screen you can choose this type > of mouse, it is disabled in the kernel config for the reason that it > claims to have a conflict with the "IO_KBD" interupt vector 12. Further > investigation shows that in fact it is not the IRQ that seems to be the > conflicting issue, but thr port address 0x60 that conflicts with the > Keyboard port address 0x60. While the config table indicates that this > conflict is "allowed" after adding the "psm0" driver to the "Active > Drivers" list, when you enter the config screen in X86 GUI mode to > configure the mouse, the keyboard freezes. > > Any ideas anyone? > > Thank you! > > kgb Either remove the word `disable' from the psm0 device in the kernel configuration file and rebuild the kernel or try a PS2-to-RS232 adapter. -- Regards, Norman C. Rice, Jr.
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