Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:14:50 +0200 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Bill Hacker <askbill@conducive.net>, Michal Varga <varga.michal@gmail.com> Subject: Re: GigaByte GA-MA69VM USB+mouse problem [WAS: AMD690G/V issues with 7-current (sata, usb)] Message-ID: <200710141314.51326.hselasky@c2i.net> In-Reply-To: <471122EB.8090906@conducive.net> References: <1192302906.1028.31.camel@xenon.stonehenge.sk> <471122EB.8090906@conducive.net>
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Hi Bill ! On Saturday 13 October 2007, =E9=9F=93=E5=AE=B6=E6=A8=99 Bill Hacker wrote: > Michal Varga wrote: > > Sorry to start with a new thread, but nobody CC:ed me as I said before, > > so I didn't have anything to reply to - > > > >> (please CC: me for reply, I'm subscribed with a different email that is > >> down for maintenance for a few days and didn't want to subscribe again) > > > > Fixed now, I resubscribed with this email address. > > > > So to the point: > >> Option the USB mouse support OFF in the BIOS. > >> Otherwise, though detected, it is *ALSO* presumed to be 'in use', since > >> the BIOS deosn't just 'enable' it - it actually starts it, and before > >> the OS boots. > > > > Bill, this doesn't change anything, it was one of the first things I > > tried to do, along with disabling USB2.0 support in bios, etc. But you > > are right, this option is there, except that I can see no difference > > with either enabled or disabled. > > Try these in separate login shells: > > tail -f /var/log/messages > > - you will be looking for the message announceing ums & usb load > > > ls /dev/u* before unplugging, Again after re-plugging > > - you are looking for /dev/um0 and at least one /dev/usb(n) changing. Why should one of the /dev/usbX change ? > > >> Michal Varga: Do you have USB in the kernel or are you loading the USB > >> modules ? > > > > I start USB from /boot/loader.conf > > usb_load=3D"YES" > > ugen_load=3D"YES" > > uhid_load=3D"YES" > > umass_load=3D"YES" > > ukbd_load=3D"YES" > > ums_load=3D"YES" > > ucom_load=3D"YES" > > uftdi_load=3D"YES" > > > > And usbd_enable=3D"YES" in rc.conf. Verbose boot doesn't show anything > > interesting: > > AFAIK, um0 and usb(n) will load by default. What is "um0" ? You mean "ums0" ? > > IMBW, but an entry in /etc/rc.conf or /boot/loader.conf would only be > needed to force them to NOT load. > > ..which you might just try, as that 'mad mouse' I experienced was a > possiblw indication of two drivers competing. Can you explain what you mean by "mad mouse" ? By the way there is a "man ums" command that might be interesting. > > Try a hard-wired, (i.e. not wireless), and mechanical, not optical mouse. > > Some optical meese shut themselves OFF part of the time - even if not > battery-powered. Laser life issue? Dunno. One mouse. Two mice. I get what you mean anyway :-) =2D-HPS
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