I noticed similar behaviour. First the mouse wasn't noticed by X at all, actually. After a quick unload/load of the two mouse related kernel modules (mousedev, psmouse) I got that erratic behaviour. I rebooted, and that took care of it (for this time anyway).
Does X (or rather the kernel module) complain about dropped bits? (I saw lots of complaints on dropping one or two bits.) /M On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 05:07:47PM -0400, Allen Williams wrote: >I'm not sure what you mean by the trapped moth syndrome, but I have tried >just about every protocol that XF86Config says it supports. Right now, >since I'm using my wndz machine to check the email and forums, I've got my >Linux machine shut down. I'll check the xset man page as soon as I boot it >up, but I don't think it's a speed issue. I try to "sneak" the mouse to, >for example, the title bar on the login window (as though I were going to >click on it to move the window), and the mouse moves closer... closer... >then jumps to the other side of the screen. This is just one example. It >does seem to work better when I move it slower, but still not right and we >are talking *real* slow here. > >Thanks;) > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Thomas Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 1:44 PM >> To: Allen Williams; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Mouse Jumps/ Moves Erratically >> >> >> --- Allen Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Is there any way to even debug this? I'd hate to find a situation where >> > WinDoze is more stable than Linux! Any help I could get solving this >> > problem would be greatly appreciated! >> >> When you say erratic, how do you mean? If you have the trapped moth >> syndrome, it is probable that you have a protocol issue with the mouse. If >> it is simply a speed issue, this can be fine-tuned using 'xset' (see the >> manpage). >> >> -- Thomas Adam >> >> ===== >> "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net >> "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net >> >> "<shrug> We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish >> you for all of them at once when you get better. The >> experience will probably kill you. :)" >> >> -- Benjamin A. Okopnik (Linux Gazette Technical Editor) >> >> >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW >> Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself >> http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://magnus.therning.org/ It doesn't matter who you are. Most of the smartest people work for somebody else. -- Bill Joy
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