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Xfree86 mouse weirdness

  • 18-08-2001 11:13pm
    #1
    Hecate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭


    Running Slackware 8 with the latest version of Xf86. When I start xinit or startx, the mouse jumps around the screen like crazy, randomly highlighting things and clicking.

    It's a standard PS/2 MS Intellimouse and I have it set to that in Xfree86config. This has happened to me before on another computer and with 2 separate distros (SuSE and RH).

    /methinks it's some kind of bug in X?


Comments

  • #2
    moist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 296 ✭✭moist


    Try setting it to just PS/2 or Auto, or try a few differenct similar mouse Protocols...

    Em, by any chance are you running imwheel to make the wheel work ?
    You need to use a slightly different protocaul with that, Auto should work,
    but check the docs.



  • #3
    Hecate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭Hecate


    I've tried out nearly all the mouse protocols, but not auto. I'll give that a go.

    It was actually doing this with 2 other mice I tried aswell.


  • #4
    Gavin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭Gavin


    Perhaps turn off GPM ? search the linux.ie archives. this has come up a few times there as well.

    Gav


  • #5
    Hecate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭Hecate


    hmm, seems to be working now. I just reinstalled X and a few other window managers.


  • #6
    Patrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭Patrick


    For an MS Inteli mouse, after you've gone through 'xf86config', go into your XF86Config file with an editor of your choice, search for 'PS/2' and change it to 'IMPS/2'. Save the file and startx and it should be grand. I don't know why xf86config doesn't do this itself, maybe it is a bug.

    [This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 20-08-2001).]


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