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Remove the "Does FreeBSD support any USB mice?" entry, since it

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describes a procedure needed only for FreeBSD 3.X.

Keeping the entry around has the risk that people do not notice that
it's not for recent FreeBSD versions, and they then get in trouble by
using this FAQ entry.

The FAQ in general still says it supports 3.X, but if anybody really
still use 3.X, I seriously doubt it's in an environment where a mouse
is required.

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@ -2774,101 +2774,6 @@ usbd_flags=""</programlisting>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question id="usbmouse">
<para>Does FreeBSD support any USB mice?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Preliminary USB device support was added to FreeBSD
3.1. It did not always work through early versions of
3.X. As of FreeBSD 4.0, USB devices should work out of
the box. If you want to experiment with the USB mouse
support under FreeBSD 3.X, follow the procedure described
below.</para>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>Use FreeBSD 3.2 or later.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Add the following lines to your kernel configuration
file, and rebuild the kernel.</para>
<programlisting>device uhci
device ohci
device usb
device ums</programlisting>
<para>In versions of FreeBSD before 4.0, use this
instead:</para>
<programlisting>controller uhci0
controller ohci0
controller usb0
device ums0</programlisting>
</step>
<step>
<para>Go to the <filename>/dev</filename> directory and
create a device node as follows:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /dev</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>./MAKEDEV ums0</userinput></screen>
<note>
<para>You can omit this step if you are running FreeBSD
5.0-RELEASE or newer with &man.devfs.5; enabled,
since the proper device nodes will be created automatically
under <filename>/dev</filename>.</para>
</note>
</step>
<step>
<para>Edit <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> and add the
following lines:</para>
<programlisting>moused_enable="YES"
moused_type="auto"
moused_port="/dev/ums0"
moused_flags=""
usbd_enable="YES"
usbd_flags=""</programlisting>
<para>See the <link linkend="moused">previous section</link>
for more detailed discussion on moused.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>In order to use the USB mouse in the X session, edit
<filename>XF86Config</filename>. If you are using &xfree86;
3.3.2 or later, be sure to have the following lines in the
<emphasis>Pointer</emphasis> section:</para>
<programlisting>Device "/dev/sysmouse"
Protocol "Auto"</programlisting>
<para>If you are using earlier versions of &xfree86;, be sure to
have the following lines in the <emphasis>Pointer</emphasis>
section:</para>
<programlisting>Device "/dev/sysmouse"
Protocol "SysMouse"</programlisting>
</step>
</procedure>
<para>Refer to <link linkend="x-and-moused">another section</link>
on the mouse support in the X environment.</para>
<para>Hot-plugging and unplugging of the USB mouse may not work
quite right yet. It is a good idea connect the mouse before you
start the system and leave it connected until the system is
shutdown to avoid trouble.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question id="mouse-wheel-buttons">
<para>My mouse has a fancy wheel and buttons. Can I use them in