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Michael Lucas 2003-04-07 18:36:00 +00:00
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@ -2578,21 +2578,13 @@ usbd_flags=""</programlisting>
</question>
<answer>
<para>The PS/2 mouse is supported out-of-the-box in all
recent versions of FreeBSD. The necessary device driver,
<devicename>psm</devicename>, is included in the GENERIC
kernel.</para>
<para>If you are running a post-2.2.5 version of FreeBSD, the
necessary driver, <devicename>psm</devicename>, is included and
enabled in the kernel. The kernel should detect your PS/2 mouse
at boot time.</para>
<para>If you are running a previous but relatively recent version
of FreeBSD (2.1.X or better) then you can simply enable it in
the kernel configuration menu at installation time, otherwise
later with <option>-c</option> at the <command>boot:</command>
prompt. It is disabled by default, so you will need to enable
it explicitly.</para>
<para>If you are running an older version of FreeBSD then you will
have to add the following lines to your kernel configuration
<para>If your custom kernel does not have this,
add the appropriate following line to your kernel configuration
file and compile a new kernel.</para>
<para>In FreeBSD 3.0 or earlier, the line should be:</para>
@ -2607,12 +2599,7 @@ usbd_flags=""</programlisting>
<programlisting>device psm0 at atkbdc? irq 12</programlisting>
<para>See the <ulink
URL="../handbook/kernelconfig.html">Handbook entry on
configuring the kernel</ulink> if you have no experience with
building kernels.</para>
<para>Once you have a kernel detecting
<para>Once the kernel detects
<devicename>psm0</devicename> correctly at boot time, make sure
that an entry for <devicename>psm0</devicename> exists in
<filename>/dev</filename>. You can do this by typing:</para>