[buug] Newbie help installing FBSD

johnd john at jjdev.com
Wed Dec 10 12:42:14 PST 2003


in your /etc/X11/XF86Config there is a line that set the mouse protocol
you may have the wrong one

look for something like

Option      "Protocol" ...

try setting it to a different protocol like maybe IntelliMouse,
IMPS/2, or PS/2



On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 08:03:05PM +0000, john smith wrote:
> Please I'm trying to install Fre BSD for the first time . Everything went 
> fine ( I think ) Until I tryed to start the Xserver or configure it. I have 
> run the configuration so many times that I am going crazy I don't know what 
> to do now.The problem I have is that when I try to start the X server(GUI) 
> KDE
> (all of them) but I'm going to refer to KDE because it is my favorite. KDE 
> start loading it looks like it loads ok but as soon I move the mouse 
> everything goes crazy and I lose control of everything.
> And I can't go pass that. I'm stuck there.
> Please some one help
> 
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