From dab8f76c4e2872d43c66779a3a1a7c0c0fbc3b84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Volker Ruppert Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:00:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] - descriptions of the options "com1" and "mouse" updated --- bochs/.bochsrc | 34 +++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/bochs/.bochsrc b/bochs/.bochsrc index 3d2f897ed..8ddb46f8c 100644 --- a/bochs/.bochsrc +++ b/bochs/.bochsrc @@ -369,15 +369,15 @@ debug: action=ignore debugger_log: - #======================================================================= -# com1: -# This defines a serial (COM) port. You can specify a device to use as com1. -# This can be a real serial line, or a pty. To use a pty (under X/Unix), -# create two windows (xterms, usually). One of them will run bochs, and the -# other will act as com1. Find out the tty the com1 window using the `tty' -# command, and use that as the `dev' parameter. Then do `sleep 1000000' in -# the com1 window to keep the shell from messing with things, and run bochs in -# the other window. Serial I/O to com1 (port 0x3f8) will all go to the other -# window. +# COM1: +# This defines a serial port (UART type 16550A). You can specify a device +# to use as com1. This can be a real serial line, or a pty. To use a pty +# (under X/Unix), create two windows (xterms, usually). One of them will +# run bochs, and the other will act as com1. Find out the tty the com1 +# window using the `tty' command, and use that as the `dev' parameter. +# Then do `sleep 1000000' in the com1 window to keep the shell from +# messing with things, and run bochs in the other window. Serial I/O to +# com1 (port 0x3f8) will all go to the other window. #======================================================================= #com1: enabled=1, dev=/dev/ttyp9 @@ -488,18 +488,18 @@ keyboard_paste_delay: 100000 floppy_command_delay: 500 #======================================================================= -# mouse: Not used in any of the GUI specific modules, but the option -# bx_options.mouse_enabled is set to this value. The idea, -# is that the GUI code should not generate mouse events when -# not enabled. The hardware emualation itself is not disabled -# by this. This is to facilitate deterministic runs of bochs. +# MOUSE: +# This option prevents Bochs from creating mouse "events" unless a mouse +# is enabled. The hardware emulation itself is not disabled by this. +# You can turn the mouse on by setting enabled to 1, or turn it off by +# setting enabled to 0. Unless you have a particular reason for enabling +# the mouse by default, it is recommended that you leave it off. +# You can also toggle the mouse usage at runtime (middle mouse button on +# X11 and SDL, F12 on Win32). # # Examples: # mouse: enabled=1 # mouse: enabled=0 -# -# I wouldn't recommend enabling the mouse by default, unless you have a -# really good reason to do so. #======================================================================= mouse: enabled=0