mouse problems....

[Polytropon]

On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:20:18 -0700, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
> 	I just looked at the handbook "2.10.10 Mouse Settings"  I am
> 	running 7.2 on the server, not that old, but the text does not
> 	match what I see on my sysinstall screen.
> 
> 	// cut and paste
> 
> 
> This option will allow you to cut and paste text in the console and
> user programs with a 3-button mouse. If using a 2-button mouse,
> refer to manual page, moused(8), after installation for details on
> emulating the 3-button style. This example depicts a non-USB mouse
> configuration (such as a PS/2 or COM port mouse):
> 
>                       User Confirmation Requested 
>          Does this system have a PS/2, serial, or bus mouse?
> 
>                             [ Yes ]    No
> 
> Select [ Yes ] for a PS/2, serial or bus mouse, or [ No ] for a USB
> mouse and press Enter.
> 
> Figure 2-42. Select Mouse Protocol Type
> 
> 		[[ GRAPHIC ]]
> 
> 	I mouse down to the Post-install section of the sysinstall menu.
> 	I do not see anything like the
> 
> 		"User Confirmation Requested, [[etc]]"
> 
> 	that lets me select Yes or No.   *This may be what has been
> 	causing the trouble.  What I _do_ see is just the graph that
> 	begins, "You can cut and paste text... ." etc.  Nowhere do I
> 	see an option to select the USB protocol; it is only the PS/2
> 	stuff.   .....

USB mice get autodetected and autoactivated (by the USB subsystem),
so there is no need to configure them. Currently I have no such
setting in /etc/rc.conf, and mouse works.

I think you should look at "Configuring X" rather than the system's
mouse setting, as X seems to work independently. There's a section
about that in the handbook.

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x-config.html



> > > 	The kernel is set for PS/2 mice and evidently sticks them on
> > > 	/dev/sysmouse.
> > 
> > Yes - if one is present. At least X can be set to use sysmouse as
> > pointer device, but it is not a symlink to either a USB or PS/2
> > mouse. Currently, I'm using a Sun USB mouse, and there is
> > 
> > crw-------  1 root  wheel       0,  10 Oct 13 01:31 /dev/sysmouse
> > 
> > as well as
> > 
> > crw-r--r--  1 root  operator    0, 122 Oct 13 01:31 /dev/ums0
> > 
> > If this does survive a KVM switch-over, all is fine.
> 
> 
> 	Yup::
> 
> p0 19:51 Server <ethic> [5002] ll sysmouse
> 0 crw-------  1 root  wheel    0,  11 Oct 12 17:12 sysmouse
> 
> 	and,
> 
> 0 crw-r--r--  1 root  operator    0,  44 Oct 12 17:12 ums0
> 
> 	
> 	So, both devices are there.  Just that when I set the mouse to
> 	the latter, /dev/ums0, the kernel sees it always as busy.  A
> 	poster to our -stable lists thought it might be hald bug, so I
> 	commented out that in /etc/rc.conf.  BZZZT.  It's back:)

Correct. If you disable HAL, and your X is configured to run *WITH*
HAL, it won't run anymore. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf (and if not
present, create it) to make X work *WITHOUT* HAL.

How it is to be done is described here:

http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html

You can only have ONE of the following settings, as far as I
understood the current state of X:

	a) X with HAL and DBUS, no xorg.conf
	b) X with HAL and DBUS, with xorg.conf
	c) X without HAL and DBUS, with xorg.conf

So your way would be now to (1st) disable HAL and DBUS from the
system and then (2nd) configure X not to require them. Another
(maybe 3rd) option is to recompile X without HAL and DBUS require-
ments.



> 	Will you please check out this posting:
> 
> http://osdir.com/ml/freebsd.bugs/2002-03/msg00032.html
> 
> 	The way that the mose config worked  as to turn off the 
> 	moused_enable, to moused_enable="NO".  Didn't seem to do
> 	anything...

Yes, sounds familiar...

It is to be interpreted as follows:

If you use a USB mouse, set moused_enable="NO", as the USB subsystem
will call moused with the correct settings automatically.

If you use a PS/2 or serial mouse, set moused_enable="YES" and also
set the needed options like _port and _type, and maybe _flags, so
moused can take care of the mouse. The USB system is not involved here.



I really think you should concentrate on configuring X's mouse
handling, as the system's seems to work in a correct manner.

Suggested TODO:
	1. Disable HAL and DBUS per rc.conf
	2. Create xorg.conf
		# X -configure
		# cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
	3. Enter AutoAddDevices setting to xorg.conf as described
	   http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/aei.html
	4. ???
	5. Profit!
	:-)

Oh, and don't forget to reboot. Medieval times... :-)



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Polytropon
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