7:46 p.m.
I replaced a dead M$ mouse with a Logitech. The new mouse works OK
except that every 30 seconds or so, the pointer moves to the upper
left corner of the screen, which is sort of annoying.
Do I need to change something in the xorg.conf file for the new mouse?
Thanks,
John
10:31 p.m.
On Wed February 14 2007, John Wendel wrote:
I replaced a dead M$ mouse with a Logitech. The new mouse works OK
except that every 30 seconds or so, the pointer moves to the upper
left corner of the screen, which is sort of annoying.
This wouldn't happen to be a Dell laptop, would it?
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Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD, USA
1:12 p.m.
Claude Jones wrote:
On Wed February 14 2007, John Wendel wrote:
> I replaced a dead M$ mouse with a Logitech. The new mouse works OK
> except that every 30 seconds or so, the pointer moves to the upper
> left corner of the screen, which is sort of annoying.
This wouldn't happen to be a Dell laptop, would it?
No, it's a Dell desktop (ancient PIII).
Thanks,
John
5:13 p.m.
John Wendel a écrit :
Claude Jones wrote:
> On Wed February 14 2007, John Wendel wrote:
>> I replaced a dead M$ mouse with a Logitech. The new mouse works OK
>> except that every 30 seconds or so, the pointer moves to the upper
>> left corner of the screen, which is sort of annoying.
>
> This wouldn't happen to be a Dell laptop, would it?
>
No, it's a Dell desktop (ancient PIII).
Is it an usb laser mouse ?
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François Patte
UFR de mathématiques et informatique
Université René Descartes
http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte
7:21 p.m.
On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 00:13 +0100, François Patte wrote:
John Wendel a écrit :
> Claude Jones wrote:
>> On Wed February 14 2007, John Wendel wrote:
>>> I replaced a dead M$ mouse with a Logitech. The new mouse works OK
>>> except that every 30 seconds or so, the pointer moves to the upper
>>> left corner of the screen, which is sort of annoying.
>>
>> This wouldn't happen to be a Dell laptop, would it?
>>
>
> No, it's a Dell desktop (ancient PIII).
Is it an usb laser mouse ?
Better yet, is it on a KVM switch? The Belkin KVMs are notorious for
that weird behaviour.
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11:29 a.m.
François Patte wrote:
John Wendel a écrit :
> Claude Jones wrote:
>> On Wed February 14 2007, John Wendel wrote:
>>> I replaced a dead M$ mouse with a Logitech. The new mouse works OK
>>> except that every 30 seconds or so, the pointer moves to the upper
>>> left corner of the screen, which is sort of annoying.
>> This wouldn't happen to be a Dell laptop, would it?
>>
> No, it's a Dell desktop (ancient PIII).
Is it an usb laser mouse ?
On bottom, it says Logitech optical mouse, it's not a laser, just a
red led, connected to the PS/2 mouse port through an adapter. NO KVM
involved.
Sorry I didn't provide enough info in my original post.
Thanks for the help.
John
4:44 p.m.
John Wendel a écrit :
François Patte wrote:
> John Wendel a écrit :
>> Claude Jones wrote:
>>> On Wed February 14 2007, John Wendel wrote:
>>>> I replaced a dead M$ mouse with a Logitech. The new mouse works OK
>>>> except that every 30 seconds or so, the pointer moves to the upper
>>>> left corner of the screen, which is sort of annoying.
>>> This wouldn't happen to be a Dell laptop, would it?
>>>
>> No, it's a Dell desktop (ancient PIII).
>
> Is it an usb laser mouse ?
>
>
On bottom, it says Logitech optical mouse, it's not a laser, just a red
led, connected to the PS/2 mouse port through an adapter. NO KVM involved.
Yes, led! not laser of course! I had some problems like this, until I
put my mouse on a sheet of paper... I think that if the mouse is on a
too much reflective place, then it has a weird behaviour.
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François Patte
UFR de mathématiques et informatique
Université René Descartes
http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte
5:32 p.m.
François Patte wrote:
John Wendel a écrit :
> On bottom, it says Logitech optical mouse, it's not a laser, just a red
> led, connected to the PS/2 mouse port through an adapter. NO KVM involved.
Yes, led! not laser of course! I had some problems like this, until I
put my mouse on a sheet of paper... I think that if the mouse is on a
too much reflective place, then it has a weird behaviour.
It is more a matter of the contrast the reflexion. It has to sense
changes in reflected light to determine motion. I have a very
reflective mouse pad left from an early optical mouse that has nice
grid lines on it - it works great! (The original mouse would only
work on the special pad.)
Mikkel
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6:15 p.m.
On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 09:29 -0800, John Wendel wrote:
Logitech optical mouse, it's not a laser, just a red led,
connected to
the PS/2 mouse port through an adapter. NO KVM involved.
What's the adaptor?
For what it's worth, I've had all sorts of troubles with PS/2 mice over
the years doing wild behaviour (scooting about and clicking everywhere),
but USB mice haven't done that. The worst they've done is a momentary
scoot off in one direction, occasionally.
I had one that was shockingly bad through a PS/2 extension cable, but
mostly fine when plugged in directly. It made me wonder whether the
power to the mouse was poor, so the chip inside it was acting randomly.
6:53 p.m.
Tim wrote:
On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 09:29 -0800, John Wendel wrote:
> Logitech optical mouse, it's not a laser, just a red led, connected to
> the PS/2 mouse port through an adapter. NO KVM involved.
What's the adaptor?
For what it's worth, I've had all sorts of troubles with PS/2 mice over
the years doing wild behaviour (scooting about and clicking everywhere),
but USB mice haven't done that. The worst they've done is a momentary
scoot off in one direction, occasionally.
I had one that was shockingly bad through a PS/2 extension cable, but
mostly fine when plugged in directly. It made me wonder whether the
power to the mouse was poor, so the chip inside it was acting randomly.
It uses a USB to PS/2 adapter (you know, the little green blocky
thing). This old computer only has 2 USB 1.0 ports, and I'm using them.
Actually, it seems to work fine when used on a sheet of white paper.
Thanks,
John
9:05 p.m.
On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 16:53 -0800, John Wendel wrote:
It uses a USB to PS/2 adapter (you know, the little green blocky
thing). This old computer only has 2 USB 1.0 ports, and I'm using
them.
Actually, it seems to work fine when used on a sheet of white paper.
I've found a number of mice that do need something specific for them to
work on, not all of them the same thing. If you've found white paper
works with yours, then it may well be that the problem is only down to
it having problems scanning what's under it. Which is probably the case
if the mouse just ran wildly around. But if mouse button presses were
also randomnly triggered off, I'd say the problem is elsewhere. If it
crops up again, temporarily try using the USB mouse in a USB port, and
see if it behaves the same.
7:19 a.m.
On Friday 16 February 2007, John Wendel wrote:
On bottom, it says Logitech optical mouse, it's not a laser, just a
red led, connected to the PS/2 mouse port through an adapter. NO KVM
involved.
I have such a mouse and it works perfectly. I also have a similar mouse
(mislaid at the moment so I can't check the brand) which behaves exactly as
you describe. I'm inclined to think that it is a Friday afternoon (or Monday
morning) mouse.
Anne
5:22 a.m.
On 2/15/07, John Wendel <john.wendel(a)metnet.navy.mil> wrote:
I replaced a dead M$ mouse with a Logitech. The new mouse works OK
except that every 30 seconds or so, the pointer moves to the upper
left corner of the screen, which is sort of annoying.
If it's a wireless mouse, try positioning the receiver somewhere else.
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