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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.2-RELEASE: psm0 problem?
Date: 24 Mar 1997 17:22:39 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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References: <33340BA6.58C0@sonic.net> <5h14lp$4rb@hecate.umd.edu>
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In article <5h14lp$4rb@hecate.umd.edu>,
marat@Glue.umd.edu (Marat Fayzullin) writes:
> Eric J. Rossin (ejr@sonic.net) wrote:
>: I just upgraded 2.2-BETA to 2.2-RELEASE. Eveything appears to have
>: gone OK, except the mouse (using the psm driver) now does nothing.
>: I know there were problems under 2.2-BETA, but at least X "saw" the
>: mouse, which basically worked. Now, when I enter X, it comes up fine,
>: but the mouse is dead.
>: What have I done wrong?
> Probably one of two:
>
> 1. The mouse device is set wrong in X86config
Meaning you need
Protocol "PS/2"
Device "/dev/psm0"
in the pointer section of /etc/XF86Config
> 2. You switched on the console mouse driver which made psm0
> inaccessible for the X.
Meaning you should have
mousedtype=NO
in /etc/sysconfig :)
The PS/2 stuff seems pretty solid in 2.2 !
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !