[TriLUG] Mandrake frustrations

[Brian Henning]

I've seen erratic mouse behavior after KVM switching quite often.  KVM 
switch manuals that I've seen suggest making sure there is no movement of 
the mouse for about 5 seconds after switching..  I don't know how valid that 
is; seems to me to depend as much on the phase of the moon as anything 
else..  Anyhow, does unplugging and re-plugging the mouse from the KVM 
switch fix the behavior?  It usually does for me, and might be a little less 
hassle than rebooting, if the suggestion below doesn't end up helping.

Cheers,
~Brian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Litt" <slitt at troubleshooters.com>
To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Mandrake frustrations


> On Monday 27 December 2004 01:24 am, William Sutton wrote:
>> Add another couple frustrations to my list:
>> - I switched my KVM to my Windows system (Belkin OmniCube 4-port) to play
>> a little relaxing Minesweeper.  When I switched back to the Mandrake
>> system, the mouse pointer started flickering all over the screen left- 
>> and
>> right-clicking like nuts...couldn't get it back short of rebooting.
>
> I have a KVM switch, and often experience the symptom you describe. To get 
> a
> surefire startup, I try to start my Linux box with power to the Windows 
> box
> totally off. If the Windows box has power (whether running or not), I
> occassionally get the same symptom you experienced.
>
> Try backing up your XF86Config-4 file, then booting from a Knoppix CD, 
> then
> copying its XF86Config-4 file to your Mandrake box, and rebooting to
> Mandrake. I think you'll find your mouse problems go away.
>
> Particularly, I use protocol Auto instead of protocol PS/2. Auto is more
> likely NOT to display the symptom you mention. However, be aware that with
> protocol Auto, you'll need to slowly move the mouse for about 5 seconds
> before it will begin to respond.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> Founder and acting president: GoLUG
> http://www.golug.org
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