>
> I've built a number of Xterminal machines over the past
> few years on aging 486 boxes with 16M memory and serial
> mice. The users of these boxes are unsophisticated and
> would be confused by any console-switching capability,
> so I have been using a purpose-built small kernel without
> wsconsole support.

exactly same as me.

>
> I am now getting some aging Pentium boxes for deployment

why?

486 are for free or a little, lots of them good vendor like
IBM/siemens/DEC..., lots of them has builtin cards..etc..

> in the same vein. Some of them don't have a spare serial
> port - and I'm running out of suitable 3-button serial
> mice.  So I'd like to start using PS2 mice.
>
> So .. how do I configure XFree86 to talk to a PS2 mouse
> without using 'wscons'?
>
options         XSERVER         # X server support in console drivers
pc0     at isa0 port 0x60 irq 1
opms0   at pc0 irq 12