Hello, David.

Your original request for help was vague on some points.  If you could
answer some of the following questions, it may help us help you.

It would help to know exactly what error messages are printed.  Also,
which version of NetBSD are you using?  Are you using the XFree86 that
ships with NetBSD, or have you installed a more recent version from
www.XFree86.org?

What, if any, documentation have you found and read on the subject of
configuring X?  (In particular, have you looked
at: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/ files?  Have you read the NetBSD guide?  A
French translation of the NetBSD Guide can be found
at: http://www.mclink.it/personal/MG2508/nbsdfra/netbsd.html and is well
worth turning to for help.)

Does your kernel recognize your USB mouse?  Does it configure it through
wsmouse?  If you don't know, then try the following command at a UNIX
shell prompt:

 /sbin/dmesg | grep mouse

...mine comes back with one line, ``wsmouse0 at pmsi0 mux 0'', telling me
that it has found my PS/2 IntelliMouse (pmsi0), and bound it to wsmouse0.
Your USB mouse should be recognized as something like a ``ums''.  You
should probably tell X to use Protocol "wsmouse" and Device
"/dev/wsmouse0" for the mouse control.


Some limited information that may help for you to know:

X shouldn't care about your sound card, so the SB is not likely to be a
problem.

The monitor shouldn't be a huge problem (at least, not to the point of
getting _something_ working with it).  To get full use out of your
monitor, you either need detailed frequency-range information (usually in
your monitor's owner's manual), or a smart identification/configuration
program (I think that XFree86 4.x provides such a smart program).

I'm not sure about the ATI card.

You should probably tell X to use

    Protocol    "wsmouse"
    Device      "/dev/wsmouse0"

...for your mouse.


Hopefully the above may be of some help.  If not, perhaps more help can be
given if you can answer some of the questions.


  "I probably don't know what I'm talking about." --rauch@eecs.ukans.edu