Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.3, XFree86 and PS/2 mouse
To: None <Andrew.Greer@tssc.co.nz, netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Michael C. Ibarra <ibarra@hawk.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/25/1998 20:42:08
At 11:32 AM 8/26/98 +1200, Andrew.Greer@tssc.co.nz wrote:
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>  Hi,
>     I've installed XFree86 on my PC running NetBSD 1.3 but the
>     PS/2 mouse doesn't work properly. It is configured in the kernel,
>     but the pointer is hard up against the left edge of the screen and
>     will only move up and down erratically.
>
>     The mouse was configured as /dev/pms0 as part of xf86config.

Hey, this sounds just like the problem I just had :-) Anyhowm change your
XF96Config to user "Busmouse" instead of "PS/2" and this should work just
fine. You must also make sure that you have pms0 compiled into your kernel. 

Good luck,,

-mike

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>	Any ideas. Thanks.
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>		Andrew Greer
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