5.4-RELEASE: mouse won't work (suspect KVM switch)

Wayne wshrubsole at ozemail.com.au
Sat May 14 07:46:49 PDT 2005


Robert S wrote:

>I've just installed the latest 5.4-RELEASE on a PC using a kvm switch.
> I am completely unable to get the mouse to work.
>
>The switch is a no-name one with two ports (in a metal case!!).  It's
>been fine up until now, though I don't know if I've used FBSD on it.
>
>When I (re)start the mouse daemon, with /dev/psm0 as the mouse port I get
>
># /etc/rc.d/moused restart
>moused not running?
>Starting moused:moused: unable to open /dev/psm0: No such file or directory
>.
>If I select /dev/sysmouse (which has usually worked in the past - in
>/etc/rc.conf), it starts with no error messages, but there is no mouse
>cursor on the console.  If I try to start X, there are no errors, and
>the mouse is present, but does not move.
>
>My mouse is a Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB and PS/2 compatible.
>
>If its of any help, here's the output of uname -a:
> $ uname -a
>FreeBSD freebsd.mydomain.com.au 5.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0:
>Sun May  8 10:21:06 UTC 2005    
>root at harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
>
>Can anybody help me out of this predicament?  I realise that KVM
>switches can be tricky beasts.
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Hey Robert
Seeing your using a USB mouse try using /dev/usm0 from what you have 
posted, moused cant find the /dev/psm0  file.  good luck Robert

Wayne


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