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From: soward@neworder.cc.uky.edu (John Soward)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD X windows VS. PS2 style mouse
Date: 4 Dec 1996 19:46:30 GMT
Organization: University of Kentucky Computing Services
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Message-ID: <584kem$jk@service3.uky.edu>
References: <849653387.3384@dejanews.com>
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In article <849653387.3384@dejanews.com> dhawley@el.nec.com writes:
> I apologize if this posting already went out, I can find no evidence of
> success (based on several search engines).  Let me know if you did see it.
[munch] > I have done cd /dev; MAKEDEV psm0 numerous times, I have tested the
> mouse under DOS it works.  When I do a boot -c I can see the problem,
> while the IRQs are different the "ports" are the same for psm0 and
> "syscons" (the console) sc0, both 0x60.  I'm not familiar with this use 
> of the term ports.  What is my next step to make this work?

Make sure the device is in the kernel...If you are at 2.1.5 or earlier and you  
are booting GENERIC, then it won't be there...dunno if it's in 2.1.6 or not,  
looks like it is in -current...If it's not:

cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
cp GENERIC mykernel
 edit mykernel and add this line:
device          psm0    at isa? disable port "IO_KBD" conflicts tty irq 12  
vector psmintr
 save the file then:
config mykernel
cd ../../compile/mykernel
make all install

then reboot...

I know this probably in the mailing list archives, but I don't have much luck  
finding stuff in those either...
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John Soward		<a href="http://neworder.cc.uky.edu/">JpS</a>
Sr. Systems Programmer 	'The Midnight sun will burn you up.'
University of Kentucky    (NeXT and MIME mail OK)         -R. Smith