Could this thread just die please, The problem did not lie with the mouse the laptop in question had screwy pci interrupt routing and consequently configuration of the usb controller failed. GWK
On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 02:40:09AM -0600, Shawn K. Quinn wrote: > On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 22:51 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Considering the goals of OpenBSD, I would not expect USB rodents, > > sound cards or even video to be necessarily well supported. > > The reality is that USB gear is becoming much, much more common. USB > HIDs (human interface devices) should be well supported, as in many > cases that's all that is available (given that the USB-PS/2 adapters > often get lost and are manufacturer-specific). > > > If using the mouse was of prime importance, I'd use Windows > > Not a choice when freedom is *anywhere* on the list of concerns. I, > personally, am actively boycotting Microsoft at the current time > (including hardware and the Xb*x gaming consoles). > > Don't get me wrong, I don't use OpenBSD for everything either (I am > writing this from a Debian GNU/Linux system). But asserting that USB > device support in OpenBSD is unrealistic, is questionable at best and > downright ludicrous at worst. We already have some USB-only KVM > switches. > > -- > Shawn K. Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
