From nobody Sat Dec 31 02:43:46 2022 X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4NkRK66vXvz2lC1q for ; Sat, 31 Dec 2022 02:43:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [147.160.157.40]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "A1-48603", Issuer "A1-48603" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4NkRK549TBz4KZZ for ; Sat, 31 Dec 2022 02:43:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; spf=fail (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of doug@safeport.com does not designate 147.160.157.40 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=doug@safeport.com; dmarc=none Received: from fledge.watson.org (doug@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fledge.watson.org (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTPS id 2BV2hmTC083577 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 31 Dec 2022 02:43:48 GMT (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) Received: from localhost (doug@localhost) by fledge.watson.org (8.16.1/8.16.1/Submit) with ESMTP id 2BV2hkXw083571; Sat, 31 Dec 2022 02:43:47 GMT (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) X-Authentication-Warning: fledge.watson.org: doug owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 02:43:46 +0000 (UTC) From: doug@safeport.com To: Tomek CEDRO cc: Polytropon , FreeBSD Questions Mailing List Subject: Re: running FreeBSD on an iMac - solved - well sorta In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <2193562.sMrx5ctUpN@curlew> <6dacac24-722b-3148-4fe-4f925ad32840@safeport.com> <20221223003129.15a7958b.freebsd@edvax.de> List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.10 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_SPF_FAIL(1.00)[-all]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.998]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; FROM_NO_DN(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; ASN(0.00)[asn:6405, ipnet:147.160.157.0/24, country:US]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; HAS_XAW(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[safeport.com]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4NkRK549TBz4KZZ X-Spamd-Bar: -- X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On Fri, 23 Dec 2022, Tomek CEDRO wrote: > also some new magic mouses have trackpad like on top cover so you can gently press two > fingers (like trackpad two finger tap) to emulate right click.. as there is no 2 or 3 button > or even scroll those actions are done with that trackpad stuff pretty cool :-) > > -- > CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info This may be the answer to the only thing I do not have working now (the middle button). neither xclip or any of the other x-based program worked for me. If someone wants to try this, you come out with a pretty awesome workstation. I had no idea there was a fairly large body of expertise, both here on questions and there is a Wiki on installing FreeBSD as a (if not the) native OS. In my case it may not have mattered that I wiped out a good deal of the Mac-X bios as the system my neighbor gave me was circa 2006. Apple would not long update it past Catalina or perhaps the version prior to that. So it was this or recycling. Everything other than the mouse middle button pretty much just worked. Since I use XFCE, using the terminal app in place of xterm and remembering it is the control, not the command keys to do cut and paste gives me everything except a clipboard. So no history. I will eventually try a mouse with programmable buttons when I next buy a mouse. I really appreciate all the feedback and wish I had asked some question before just jumping in. I tried configuring the mouse daemon with no success and clipman (the XFCE clip board app) does not recognize the mouse. Anyway thanks again and Happy New Year. Doug