HID support

[Chuck Robey]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, Roman V. Kiseliov wrote:

> Hi, FreeBsdBeni,
>

I just realized I did something wrong, I better own up before it gets
worse.  On all this problems, it's all on my AMD64 system, not on my Intel
one.  I'm not sure, in 'questions', if there's an implied version or not,
didn't want to draw you folks off the wrong track.

Assuming that I didn't do something hugely wrong in forgetting that leetle
detail, I will add extra info.  like I said, adding in that
"hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1" was the only way I have ever seen any glimpse of
the mouse pointer on the amd64.  On X11, I can't even get that far, tho.
I have already tried (in the last hour) using the two little usb to serial
converters I have, trying desperately toget the mouse recognized, so that
I can get X11 up and running.

IS there ANY hardware combination that i can lay hands on, that will get
X11 working on that system?  I have much, much more to do on that system
(I need to get a raid working, with my two big scsi disks, also).  I
really want this baby up.  I will begin to answer my own questions in a
little while, but I've been gone too long, and didn't recognize those
littele hints, like that atkbd thing above.

I suppose I need to get into the amikl archive, but i sure would
appreciaste mail from anyone else who has it working.

>
> Sunday, November 14, 2004, 4:30:46 PM, you wrote:
>
> F> On Sunday 14 November 2004 14:19, Roman V. Kiseliov wrote:
> >> It seems that "USB keyboard and mouse" wireless sets doesn't work properly
> >> in FreeBSD (my opinion based on mailing lists archives). At least sets from
> >> A4Tech (see my earlier post), Logitech, Chicony & M$.
> >>
> >> These sets works fine in Linux and M$ Windows.
> >> I think because of better HID support. Mouse and keyboard must thought
> >> as one HID device.
> >>
> >> How I can configure my funny FreeBSD to work with my keyboard and
> >> mouse set as with one HID device?
> >>
> F> From the 5.3-REL Errata file :
>
> F> (31 Oct 2004, updated on 5 Nov 2004) For FreeBSD/i386 and FreeBSD/amd64, when
> F> installing FreeBSD 5.3 using an USB keyboard the keyboard will stop working
> F> once the kernel boots, because a PS/2 keyboard is always considered to be
> F> attached. As a workaround, select ``Escape to loader prompt'' in the boot
> F> loader menu and enter the following lines at the prompt:
>
> F> set hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1"
> F> boot
>
> F> Note that if you use the boot floppies, this is set by default.
>
> F> After the installation, add the following line to /boot/loader.conf:
>
> F> hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1"
>
> F> I'm having the same problem...
> F> Hope this helps ;-)
>
> I think I've seen something else.
>
> I'm using USB wireless mouse and keyboard interacting with one RF USB
> receiver connected to the one USB port.
> My keyboard works super fine. But mouse doesn't in FreeBSD. Under
> Linux mouse works.
> When I connect any other mouse it works.
>
> I'm sure because of HID support: mouse and keyboard in this wireless
> set are parts of one HID device.
> Maybe some good guys knows how configure FreeBSD for better HID support (maybe
> someone provide patch on /usr/src/dev/usb/*hid*.c)
>
> Thanks in any case for your answer!!!
>
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