Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-amd64 (203 mails)

["Black, Alain" <ablack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a similar issue with my desktop machine running SuSE 9.3 32bit
that's hooked up to a KVM.  When I switch back to the SuSE desktop the
mouse goes haywire (large movements across the screen and random mouse
clicks when I do not click the mouse buttons).  The PC is a Dell
Optiplex GX270.

Then I get "lost synchronization, throwing 3 bytes away", sometimes it's
2 bytes and other times 1 byte.  I never see the driver resynched
message though.

My workaround (part of which will not work for a touch pad) is to move
the mouse about a quarter of an inch, which throws the cursor all over
the screen, and then let it sit for a couple of seconds.  When that
doesn't work, I pick the mouse up until it can't read a surface below it
and put it back down.

It's a 3 button, wheel PS/2 optical mouse from Key Tronics hooked up to
a Belkin OmniView SoHo series KVM.

-Alain.

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Premeaux [mailto:bpremeaux@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 10:52 AM
To: suse-amd64@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [suse-amd64] Touchpad Issues in 9.3

I have an Acer Aspire 1522LMi.  I have been trying various 32/64 bit
installs with 9.2/9.3 as I learn what works and what doesn't.  I've
settled on a 9.3 32 bit install which will let me set up the internal
winmodem and wifi interfaces.  One issue has been the Touchpad mouse
under 9.3.  I get a hesitation that sometimes requires that I wait a
moment before trying to move the pointer.  The message log file shows
the following:

linux kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input 0 lost sync at
byte 1
linux kernel: psmouxe.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input 0 lost sync at
byte 1
linux kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input 0 lost sync at
byte 4
linux kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input 0 - driver
resynched

Occasionally you will also see:

linux kernel: psmouse.c: issuing reconnect request

I went into SAX2 and changed from the Synaptics Touchpad setup to
Explorer/PS2 and rebooted.  Still got the same messages.  I also tried
turning off the wheelmouse and setting it to 3 button emulation, but
this didn't make a difference either.

Does anyone have ideas on this one?

Barry

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