Re: [SLUG] Cursor moves on its own

From: Steven Buehler (steven@sanctuary.homelinux.net)
Date: Mon Mar 22 2004 - 00:06:25 EST


I had the same issue with the trackpoint (I believe that's the name IBM used
for it) and it was a driver change that fixed it.

SWB

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Koobs" <dkoobs@dkoobs.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Cursor moves on its own

>
> >
> >Sounds like a PS/2 mouse losing sync (or whatever it does wrong). What
> >type of mouse/trackball do you have? What type does XFree86 think it is?
> >
> >
> >
> I'm using the eraser-head-looking stick-pointer-thing that is on the
> keyboard. I apologize for all the tehnical terminology :)
>
> Here is the relevant part of XF86config
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>
> Identifier "Mouse1"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "Auto"
> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>
> I've also tried /dev/mouse for the Device option, didn't seem to make
> any difference. Is there a different driver I should be suing?
>
> Doug
>
>
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