2.2.9 SMP, serial logitech mouse..
I have never lost keyboard control, and a switch to
text mode and back is a quick fix.
-pee
Joe wrote:
> Jos and all,
>
> well I have found out that this bezerko mouse behavior is
> not SMP exclusive,
> and it is not fixable by changing to XT-PIC or noapic, it
> just occured on my
> machine and I am using XT-PIC for the mouse.
>
> I also recieved an email from someone that said that they
> have 20 machines
> both SMP and non that experience this problem. It is not
> serial or PS/2
> exclusive and it can affect your keyboard.
>
> The current fix or workaround "if your keyboard is still
> working" is to
> switch to a console Alt-Ctrl-F1 then back to X by
> Alt-Ctrl-F7
>
> It seems that we are getting bad data to the mouse somehow
> and and when this
> data gets corrupted it must be reset. I do not think it is in
> serial code cause
> it effect PS/2 mice also, it is not in the APIC code either
> as it affects non
> SMP machines also.
>
> I do not think it is hardware related, as it has hit
> various hardware
> systems, and it was not present on my machine under 2.0.x.
>
> just thought you all should know that it can occur to anyone
> on any machine
>
> --
> Joseph Acosta ........ SMP Linux 2.2.10 / RedHat 6.0 / SMP
> Windows NT 4.0
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