On 3/25/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > A hardware glitch of an (optical) PS/2 mouse can cause the mouse pointer > to freeze. Subsequent "killall -HUP moused" gives: > > Mar 23 09:11:34 bedside kernel: psm0: failed to reset the aux device. > Mar 23 09:11:34 bedside kernel: psm0: the aux device has gone! (reinitialize). > > or: > > Mar 23 10:48:27 bedside kernel: psm0: failed to disable the device (psmclose). > Mar 23 10:48:28 bedside kernel: psm0: failed to get status (psmclose). > Mar 23 10:48:28 bedside kernel: psm0: failed to enable the device (doopen). > Mar 23 10:48:28 bedside moused: unable to open /dev/psm0: Input/output error > > and attempts to start moused again fail: > > Mar 23 09:13:04 bedside moused: unable to open /dev/psm0: Device not > configured > > How to reinitialize/configure /dev/psm0 without reboot? > 5.4-RELEASE-p3 with some security patches. > > Thanks, > > Lena > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >
PS/2 devices (keyboards and mice) are pretty dependent on the BIOS subsystem. If they fail at runtime chances are that a BIOS reinit (reboot) is the only way to bring them back. I've used USB mice for years now - and you can just replug one if anything goes wrong. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
