On Mon, 2006-10-23 at 13:45 -0400, Timothy A. Holmes wrote: > > > > > > > Can anyone help us with this? I have no idea what to do. > > Her mouse > > > > and my mouse are identical (optical) and our two > > xorg.conf files are > > > > very similar. I have not seen this phenomenon on my PC > > though. We > > > > are using modular X. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > if it is the same "mouse-effect" I recognized as I tried > > to configure > > > my X... > > > > > > It may be that the "auto" settings for the protocol fail > > to detect > > > the correct protocol (the wrong protocol was the reason for > > the "wild > > > mouse" in my case...). > > > > > > I cannot determine the kind of mouse (manufacturer, brand, > > > interface...) from the output you send with your mail... > > > > > > My mouse is identified at boot time like this: > > > > > > input: Logitech N48 as /class/input/input0 > > > input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Logitech N48] on usb-0000:00:10.0-2.4 > > > > > > it is an three-button USB-mouse (Logitech). > > > > > > I configured it in xorg.conf like: > > > > > > > > > Identifier "Mouse1" > > > Driver "mouse" > > > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" > > > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice > > > Option "Buttons" "5" > > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > > > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Have a nice weekend! > > > mcc > > > > > > > I was wrong about her mouse being the same as mine: Her's is > > a Mitsumi wheel mouse and mine is a Logitech wheel mouse. Is > > there a way to view the boot up messages without actually > > rebooting? Also, I pulled this from her dmesg output: > > > > catherine ~ # dmesg | grep 'ouse' > > psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost > > synchronization, throwing 3 bytes away. > > psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost > > synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away. > > psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost > > synchronization, throwing 3 bytes away. > > > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > Any chance you are using a KVM Switch? -- ive had problems like that in > gnome for years using kvm switches. Now I use fluxbox > > TIM > > > > Timothy A. Holmes > IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher > Medina Christian Academy > A Higher Standard... >
What's a KVM switch? I changed the protocol in my wife's xorg.conf file and she says it's behaving itself so far. I'll let you know if it starts going screwey again... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
