Re: Mouse Problem

Benjamin Close (linux@senet.com.au)
Thu, 4 Feb 1999 12:01:02 +1030 (CST)

It sounds as if you have set your mouse up as the wrong type. Erratic
movement is generally caused by setting a Microsoft mouse up as a Mouse
Systems Mouse (MSM) or vice versa. Have you tried flicking the
switch under the mouse?

No switch? Many switchless mice can be put in MSM mode by holding the
left (sometimes right) mouse button while booting. Ie hold it till you get
the login screen in Linux.

If doing this fixes your problem then you have your mouse in
Microsftmode. If you have no switch set the mouse up as Microsoft else
hold the button down everytime you reboot.

Oh if you are using the 2.2.x kernel range you should be using ttyS0
instead of cua0 - it will still work though.

Still got problems? Give more details on what mouse you have & what mode
it's in.

Cheers,

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* Benjamin Close
* Benjsc@senet.com.au
* Web Page: http://users.senet.com.au/~benjsc


On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, John Coleman wrote:


> 
> One more question...
> 
> I had my Mouse working on my previous Linix,
> but now I can't get anything except erratic movements.
> 
> I used >mouseconfig and specified 'MouseSystems'
> and /dev/cua0 for Serial-port-1.
> Also, I included ClearDTS and ClearRTS,
> besides Protocol "MouseSystems" and Device "/dev/cua0"
> in XF86Config.
> 
> What am I missing?
> Do I need to disable GPM and how?
> 
> longjohn_silicon@yahoo.com
> 
> 
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