FreeBSD9 - I can't get my mouse to work

[Erich]

Hi,

On 06 June 2012 6:37:43 Warren Block wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Jun 2012, Erich wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > I have had success on my hardware with this setting:
> >
> > #               The working configuration. The mouse daemon in /etc/rc.conf
> > #               was dsabled.
> > #
> > #               Section "ServerLayout"
> > #                       Identifier     "X.org Configured"
> > #                       Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
> > #                       InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> > #                       InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> > #               EndSection
> > #
> > #               Section "ServerFlags"
> > #                       Option  "AllowEmptyInput"       "false"
> 
> Please don't do that: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html
> 
> > #                       Option  "AutoAddDevices"        "false"
> 
> This is the right way to disable HAL input device detection.

Is this really without function now? I could not get X running on the machine I used without using it.

My standard practise is to use an empty xorg.conf when installing a fresh X. I add then these lines when X does not work.

Erich
> 
> > #               EndSection
> 
>