Re: PS/2 mice suddenly stopped working
At 12:02 PM 3/22/2008, Greg Mars wrote: I just turned on today and my ps/2 mouse (actually SB with a ps/2 adapter) was not working. Tried reconfiguring in sysinstall to no avail. Tried another pure ps/2 mouse and it didn't work either. Took off the usb-ps/2 adapter off the original mouse, plugged it in a usb port, and now it works. Everything used to work just the day before. I guess it's possible something could be wrong with the port (which would be sad since the motherboard is probably 2-3 weeks old) Does anyone have any ideas on how to test this? I don't have another OS on this box and installing one won't be easy. I would try a new ps/2 mouse, after inspecting the pins to be sure there are no bent ones. And I would completely power the system off, and pull the power cord for a minute too. This will allow any stuck components to hopefully reset. I occasionally get my mouse frozen through disconnection, mostly from the help of a cat. Usually it comes right back with a complete power cycle. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PS/2 mice suddenly stopped working
Hi, On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Greg Mars [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just turned on today and my ps/2 mouse (actually SB with a ps/2 adapter) was not working. Tried reconfiguring in sysinstall to no avail. Tried another pure ps/2 mouse and it didn't work either. Took off the usb-ps/2 adapter off the original mouse, plugged it in a usb port, and now it works. Everything used to work just the day before. I guess it's possible something could be wrong with the port (which would be sad since the motherboard is probably 2-3 weeks old) Does anyone have any ideas on how to test this? I don't have another OS on this box and installing one won't be easy. I used to have similar problem once - PS/2 (real PS/2, not one with an USB adapter) mouse got stuck every time it was left inactive for more than 5 minutes or so. I sort of cured it by restarting moused every 5 minutes with a cron job - so next time you may also try restarting moused before unplugging the mouse. By no means it is meant to be correct solution, I am just suggesting you to check whether the problem is caused by software or hardware. Best regards, Dmitry RCL Rekman ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
