On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 19:22, Dylan wrote:
On Monday 23 May 2011, Stan Goodman wrote:
The system is desktop v11.3, KDE v4.4
Because of the behavior, I do not see how I could approach diagnosis, even if I had a clue what to do.
Sometime, wiggling the mouse cursor a bit makes the mouse responsive for a few seconds. When that doesn't work, sometimes letting it sit for a half hour or so frees it. Sometimes only the reset button does anything,
How can I deal with this problem?
You can try a different mouse ... you can clean your existing mouse (if it's a ball mouse, take the all out and scrape all the encrusted 'tuff' off the rollers iside - if it's an optial mouse then make sure the sensors are clear) ... you can plug the mouse into a different machine.
In another post you say this machine is 9 years old ... it the mouse the same age? Is it PS2 or USB (round or flat plug?) ...
This would be my guess too. I've had optical mice start behaving exactly like described in this thread. You would think.. it's an optical mouse, how does it wear out? But they do fail over time.... a simple swap with a new mouse will prob clear up the problem. A simple 2 button + scroll wheel optical mouse from Logitech is not expensive. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org