While attempting to get XFree86 working on an Ultra 30 with a Creator3D
(sunffb) card, I ran into some trouble getting the mouse to work (the
appropriate mouse device didn't seem to exist in /dev, and I didn't know
how to create it).
I attempted a workaround by plugging in a Microsoft serial mouse. It
works, but the mouse pointer moves extremely slowly (updates only about
once every 0.5 seconds). I'm used to seeing jerky mice on Suns, but this
is ridiculous!
Other than for the mouse pointer, the X server appears to be running at
full speed, and DRI even appears to work (the sunffb driver seems to load
it automagically, though it fails when explicitly loaded in the Module
section)
We're having Sun mice fail around here, so it'd be great if I could get the
MS mouse to work properly. The Sun mouse that was on this box is already
being used elsewhere. Any ideas?
The config file below is what I'm using. It probably has all sorts of
other problems, which you're all welcome to tell me about....
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by Dexconf,
the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config" at the shell prompt.)
Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "ddc"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
# Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "pex5"
Load "record"
Load "xie"
Load "bitmap"
Load "freetype"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
Load "int10"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "sun"
Option "XkbModel" "type5"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "Protocol" "Microsoft"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "sunffb"
Option "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 30-60
VertRefresh 50-75
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "Generic Mouse"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
# end of XF86Config
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Mike Hicks [mailto:mhicks@csom.umn.edu]
Unix Support Assistant | Carlson School of Management
Office: 1-160 Phone: x67909 | University of Minnesota
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