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From: wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu (Bill Paul)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help: Mouse trouble
Date: 2 Jan 1996 17:13:38 GMT
Organization: Columbia University Center for Telecommunications Research
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Daring to challenge the will of the almighty Leviam00se, Matto
(molson@milwaukee.rbvdnr.com) had the courage to say:
: I have a serial mouse(Mouse Systems) connected on COM1. In xf86config
: I have the mouse as device cuaa0 (this I know to be correct). The
: problem I'm having is that in XFree86, the cursor appears in the lower
: right area of the screen initially, but as soon as I move the mouse it
: moves to the far lower-left corner of the screen and will not move from
: there. It still responds to movements and clicking(a menu will temporarily
: flash up), but I can't move it out of the corner. Also, the original
: window the mouse started in still has the focus even though the mouse is
: not "in" it anymore.
: Thanks in advance for any help.
: Matto
You have set the incorrect protocol for the mouse in your /etc/XF86Config
file. You have also neglected to mention what the mouse protocol is
currently set to (you told us the device you used but not the protocol
type). I suspect that you have told XFree86 that the mouse is "MouseSystems"
but in fact it's set to something else. Check the underside of the mouse
for a switch that lets you select between "MS" (Microsoft mouse protocol)
and "PC" ('PC' or MouseSystems protocol) and make sure it's set to "PC".
(I know, I know: 'PC' is stupid, but they can't both say "MS".)
If you don't have a switch, then you might be able to set the behavior to
MouseSystems by unplugging the mouse and then plugging it back in while
keeping one of the buttons held down. (I used to have a mouse that worked
this way.)
If that doesn't work, then it isn't really a MouseSystems mouse and you
should try a different protocol, like Microsoft or Logitech.
-Bill
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