setting up xorg - mouse

[Martin Tournoij]

> > > On Fri 07 Sep 2007 22:09, Computer Answers wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > right now I am running freeBSD 6.2 RELEASE with xorg 6.9 and I am
> > > unable to get xorg (icewm) to detect my mouse.
> > > ~comperr
> > On 9/8/07, Martin Tournoij <carpetsmoker at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> >
> > Is moused running? And if it is, how is it configured?
> > See the FreeBSD handbook and the moused manpage for details:
> > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-post.html#MOUSE
> >
> > Which brand/model mouse do you have? And how does the mouse connect to
> > your PC (PS2 or USB)?
> >
> > What are your mouse settings in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> >
> On Sun 09 Sep 2007 01:09, Computer Answers wrote:
> sorry about the time delay:
> um it is a generic PS2 mouse made by digiView
> I tried running the xorg config wizard a few tmes choosing different
> mouse types each time.  None of them work.
> 
> as for xorg.conf
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Mouse0"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocall" "Auto"
> Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
> 
> (side point) if someone would tell me how to copy and paste with only
> a keyboard that would be really nice

Does the mouse work in the console ("DOS-screen")?
xorg usually isn't the problem, it much more often moused which isn't
running or badly configured.
Try running:
moused -t auto -p /dev/psm0
Before starting xorg, see the link I posted earlier.