On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:43:43 +0100, Arthur Chance <free...@qeng-ho.org> wrote: > On 10/11/10 18:31, Polytropon wrote: > [snip] > > The psm device can be configured per /etc/rc.conf using moused. > > While USB mice get configured by the USB subsystem automatically, > > PS/2 and serial mice do not. > > > > Here's an example entry: > > > > moused_enable="YES" > > moused_port="/dev/psm0" > > moused_flags="-z 4" > > moused_type="auto" > > I'm not sure that bit about PS/2 mice not being configured automatically > is true.
PS/2 mice usually GET configured automatically, so type=auto is sufficient in MOST cases. In my case (where I took those lines from) I had to specify additional flags to make sure some specific functionality of THAT mouse runs properly. > I run 8.1-RELEASE-p1 on amd64 with a PS/2 mouse and my > /etc/rc.conf contains > > moused_enable="NO" > moused_nondefault_enable="NO" > moused_type="NO" > > and X has no problem seeing the mouse. OK, I don't have a mouse in > console mode, but that's a personal foible of mine. As I mentioned in another message, X should pick up the mouse INDEPENDENTLY from the system (moused), and if my memory serves me, this works both in combination with HAL + DBUS, but should work also without them. The idea of trying to get a mouse pointer in console mode is a means of diagnostics, where "choose lowest level to check" is often the best idea. The fewer components are involved, and the better you can CONTROL those components, the easier it is to check if something works. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
