misc/73636: usb microsoft mouse with ps/2 converter plugged in through a generic 2 port KVM switch

[Huw]

>Number:         73636
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       usb microsoft mouse with ps/2 converter plugged in through a generic 2 port KVM switch
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Nov 07 07:00:47 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Huw
>Release:        4.10 i386
>Organization:
none
>Environment:
>Description:
Using the Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB and PS/2 Compatible (three button wheel mouse) connected through a usb-ps/2 converter and the two port KVM switch (doesn't give a brand name) the following occurs:

1) When the other end is plugged into the computer via the ps/2 port FreeBSD accepts the mouse as a generic sysmouse but the mouse does not move even though I can boot into the X11 environment

2) When the other end is plugged into the usb port on the computer via another ps/2-usb converter it can only be detected as an unknown device using 'moused -i all -p /dev/usb0', again the mouse does not move but I can boot into the X11 environment

3) I can plug the mouse directly into the USB port, bypassing the KVM entirely and it automatically detects it. However this is not ideal for me so I didn't try booting into X11 like this.

The KVM switch appears to function flawlessly under the Knoppix Operating System (tested 3.4 and 3.6) and under Windows XP.

>How-To-Repeat:
Plug a USB mouse into an usb-ps/2 adaptor and plug it into a generic KVM switch, then try and set up your mouse to function correctly
>Fix:
Write a wrapper for the Knoppix mouse drivers? (/dev/psAux device using generic ps2 drivers apparently)

Update the mouse drivers in FreeBSD?
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