On Friday 07 February 2003 02:09, Edward F. Howson wrote:
On Friday 07 February 2003 1:28 am, info wrote:
Hello I cannot get my mouse to work properly through my Linksys 4-port PS/2 KVM switch. If I login as root, the mouse jumps everywhere and opens up everything anywhere just by moving it. When I login as a normal user, the cursor does not move at all. If I connect directly to the PS/2 port (bypassing the KVM switch), everything's OK. The other computers (a SPARC and a couple of Windows boxes) have no trouble. If I boot Windows instead, there's no trouble either. Any ideas?
Thanks
No I have no ideas but ... I do have a Belkin 2-port PS/2 KVM and I experience something similar. When I switch from one machine to another then my mouse behaves just as you describe. It don't think it makes a difference for me whether it is root or a normal user. Would also like to know if anyone has any ideas what's going on or how to fix it.
I also have a Belkin PS/2 KVM and have the same problem with a wheel mouse. I had a look into it and it seems the issue is a hot potato which no one want to accept responsibility for. The problem is in the switch, which isn't smart enough to sort the mouse protocol out when interrupted. Alternatively, the problem is in the mouse driver for the same reason. Then again, some say it's in the X Server, which doesn't spot the interruption in the serial protocol, and therefore gets confused about what it sees. I favour the latter explanation; that appears to be the point where Windows handles the problem. Anyway, my solution is a lot simpler than the exotic sequences others have posted. Just get into the habit of hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1, Ctrl-Alt-F7 when you switch back to the Linux box. The X Server reinitialises the mouse when you switch back into it, and that fixes the problem. Bit of a pain, but it worksaround correctly. If anyone could figure out how to make it do it automatically I'd love to hear about it. -- Microsoft Palladium: "Where the hell do you think YOU'RE going today?"