[TriLUG] Question on mouse problems with a kvm and X

[Reginald Reed]

Does the mouse work plugged directly into the machine?  I'm running RH
7.1 (has been 7.2 with no issues too) on one box, RH 6.2 on another,
Win2k/FreeBSD and my laptop WinXP/Linux on a Belkin Omnicube with no
issues at all.

When I see mouse issues like that in X it usually ends up being a mouse
protocol problem.  Are you using a USB->PS/2 adapter by chance?  I know
of MANY people that have had issues with the adapters and KVM switches.

--Reggie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-admin at trilug.org 
> [mailto:trilug-admin at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Tom Francis
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:22 AM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: [TriLUG] Question on mouse problems with a kvm and X
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> I've been going nuts trying to figure out why my mouse gets erratic 
> after switching between servers using a belkin kvm.  Since my windoze 
> boxes work fine when switching, I find it particularly aggravating...
> 
> Specifically, I'm running RH7.2 patched with RH's latest 
> updates for kde 
>   , kernel (RH 2.4.9-31) and X.  I'm using a MS Intellimouse 
> optical and 
> a MS natural keyboard connected to a belkin omniview e-series 
> four port 
> kvm.
> 
> After switching from linux to w2k and back, >80% of the time 
> the mouse 
> in linux will be useless, jumping all over the screen and 
> clicking when 
> it feels like it.  Hitting CTRL-ALT-BS and restarting X seems 
> to be the 
> only way to fix it.
> 
> Going back to windows never seems to be a problem, but any 
> switch back 
> to linux continues to have the problem.
> 
> The clean install of RH7.2 on the same box did the same thing.
> 
> Short of going back to 3 keyboards and mice, I'm stuck!
> 
> Any suggestions on a fix or isolating the problem?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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