Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:26:30 -0500 From: Trey Sizemore <trey@fastmail.fm> To: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB mouse support Message-ID: <41A8FF16.7090100@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <41A8F587.2090706@freebsd.org> References: <41A8E362.1070309@fastmail.fm> <41A8F587.2090706@freebsd.org>
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Mark Ovens wrote: > Trey Sizemore wrote: > >> I've just installed FreeBSD 5.3 on my desktop machine (P4 2.8GHz with >> 512MB RAM) and cannot get my mouse pointer to move in KDE. It is a >> Microsoft Wireless Optical 2.0 mouse (USB) and I have the following >> section in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file: >> >> Driver "mouse" >> Option "Protocol" "Auto" >> Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" >> Option "Buttons" "7" >> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" >> >> I have installed FreeBSD from the disc 1 ISO file and installed >> everything by default. I have not done a kernel recomple at this point. >> >> Is this an issue with my xorg.conf file or a USB issue that requires >> a kernel recompile? I did not see anything helpful in the Using X11 >> in the manual. >> > > They don't work :-( I have to run mine on PS/2 via an adaptor. There > is a patch in http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/70607 to > fix this. I tried the first version of the patch; the mouse worked but > there were other problems. There have been several modifications done > to the patch since then that I haven't tried. > > I've just tried mine by using the PS/2 adaptor and it's not working here either. The light on the 'base station' doesn't stay on. Is your xorg.conf different than mine? Thanks.home | help
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