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FreeBSD 4.7 startx issue

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Calum:
IMPS/2 is not supported on this platform either, so i changed it back to PS/2 and /dev/sysmouse and now X starts as root but the mouse does not work. i suppose i'll have to search out a way of making a USB mouse work in FreeBSD.

now i created a new user from scratch and the new user has just the same problems that the original user had starting X. exactly the same problems.

freebsd sure is irritating. it has some sort of problem with the keyboard too (not the keymap, the actual pressing of keys et c). plus, where's tab completion? and shift-pageup?

more specifically, i am still clueless about this X thing...

flap:
Are you using bash?

Calum:
yup. oh actually i might be using 'sh' are they different on freeBSD? i was assuming that sh and bash would be the same thing.

flap:
No, sh and bash are different shells.

MikeU:
Here's my mouse section in XF86Config file for FreeBSD 4.7. It works fine with both my M$ Optical Mouse and a generic USB mouse.


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You can configure the sysmouse using /stand/sysinstall

You should be able to see the mouse moving even when X isn't started if you configure it correctly.

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