Re: [SLUG] Mouse thinks it's a squirrel

From: Knowles Burrell (kburrell3@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 24 2004 - 15:20:27 EDT


I had the same issue with a USB moused connected to a USB2.0
connector. I simply put a USB to PS/2 connector, works like a champion
now.

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:27:06 -0400, Steve Szmidt <steve@szmidt.org> wrote:
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> On Tuesday 24 August 2004 01:59 pm, linux@myraandpete.net wrote:
> > On my Linux machine, I brought it into work and the mouse got real screwey.
> > Mouse moved right and up, but if you move left or down, it registers as lft
> > and right clicks (hundreds of them). I got home and reconnected the
> > original mouse and same problem. What did I do? How do I fix it?
>
> Throw it away and buy only microsoft products from here on!
>
> Well, give or take a lie or two.
>
> You probably need to reconfigure it. Not knowing what config s/w you have with
> your unknown distro I could not tell. But you could have redhat-config-mouse,
> system-config-mouse or similar command.
>
> Do a quick google for linux mouse config.
>
> Google really is your friend.
>
> Test it on another computer to make sure it's not broken if it still wont
> work.
> - --
> Steve
>
> "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve
> neither liberty nor safety."
> Benjamin Franklin
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