A dumb question

[Dominic Marks]

On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 01:19:58PM +0000, Phil Richardson wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Im quite okay with UNIX (lots of development time etc - and I teach about 
> it) and relatively okay with Xwindows. Recently treated myself to an optical 
> mouse with a USB interface. Its all standard gear - MS Mouse (it was the 
> cheapest which was a suprise).
> 
> Now although the kernel see's the USB port and see's the mouse, and the 
> mouse daemon starts up (and recognises the mouse as an MS mouse) I 
> cannot get the thing to be seen by X-windows. What am I doing wrong ? I 
> followed the instructions as supplied by freebsd.org on the use of USB 
> mice - but /dev/mouse just dont give anything back in return.
> 
> Has anyone come across this problem and managed to resolve it.... ?
> 
> Many thanks to those who respond - and sorry if the answer is in a recent 
> post - I sometimes dont read them :(

:) I think you could say that for everyone at one time or another.

In my /etc/X11/XF86Config I have the following:

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Mouse0"
 Driver "mouse"
 Option "Protocol" "auto"
 Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

That uses moused, and enables the wheel.

In /etc/rc.conf I have this:

moused_enable="YES"
moused_port="/dev/ums0"

It all, "Just Works" (tm)

> Phil
> 
> Phil Richardson, Senior Lecturer
>                  Department of Computing and Communications
>                  University of Lincolnshire & Humberside
> 
> prichardson at humber.ac.uk
> Tel: 01482 463616
> 
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HTH

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Dominic