Re: kern/53493: mouse keeps re-attaching using amd64 8.0 boot.iso CD

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The following reply was made to PR kern/53493; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: scole_mail <scole_mail%gmx.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: kern/53493: mouse keeps re-attaching using amd64 8.0 boot.iso CD
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:46:51 -0700

 mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst) writes:
 
 >  
 >  Disabling the mouse driver would just attach/detach the generic driver (ugen).
 >  But you can access the mouse. Escape to a shell and run something like
 >  
 >  cat </dev/wsmouse >/dev/null
 >  
 >  in the background. I hope there is a /dev/wsmouse node, otherwise you
 >  have to create it with mknod too.
 >  
 
 That trick worked with an added "&", Thanks!
 
 /dev/wsmouse was already there.
 
 It would be nice though if it could be made unnecessary.
 
 Thank you