logitech cordless mouse w/ freebsd 5.3 stable

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

Eric,

  Please submit this via the send-pr mechanism so that it will
get fixed in the next version of FreeBSD.

thanks,
Ted


owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org wrote:
> My ugly mouse hack:
>  I am sure this question has already been answered, although I
> couldn't find the answer via google.
> 
> Hardware and Software:
> Logitech USB cordless mouse M/N:M-RN67 P/N:851390-0000 w/ ps/2 adapter
> Auravision slimseries ps/2 keyboard /w wire
> a starband kvm switch, 4 port PS/2 for both keyboard and mouse
> w/ extern
> power source.
> FreeBSD 5.3 stable cpu=2.8 cel
> 
> Using the ps/2 adapter with my mouse, was required to use the kvm.
> 
> dmesg reports this for my mouse by default:
> 
> psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> flags 0x24 irq 12 on atkbdc0
> psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> psm0: model IntelliMouse Explorer, device ID 4
> 
> the mouse will not work.
> 
> appending: hint.psm.0.flags="0x204"
> to /boot/device.hints
> 
> I now get this via dmesg:
> 
> psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> flags 0x204 irq 12 on atkbdc0
> psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> psm0: model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0
> 
> I then edited /etc/rc.conf and disabled my console mouse (moused)
> (which I would prefere worked)
> 
> moused_enable="NO"
> 
> I then edit the pointer section of  /etc/X11/xorg.conf to:
> 
>     Identifier  "Mouse1"
>     Driver      "mouse"
>     Option "Protocol"    "Auto"
>     Option "Device"      "/dev/bpsm0"
> 
> notice that is the "b" psm device that i am using which is for
> blocking mode or bpsm
> 
> At any rate, the mouse now works in X, through the kvm, and
> through usb
> to ps/2 adapter.
> 
> I hope this helps someone else  :)
> YMMV,
> Eric
> 
> 
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