Re: [Sheflug] Rodent trouble - piper needed - apply within

["Ian Wright" <nospam [at] iw63.freeserve.co.uk>]

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.  The mouse is just a bog-standard two
button Microsloth one - nowt fancy at all. Exen without touching the mouse -
or anything else, the cursor hops about the screen randomly. I don't think I
know about gpm but I seem to remember the letters flashing by as linux
loaded - I'll have to look at the HOWTOs.

Ian
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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield  UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Andrews" <craig [at] fishbot.org.uk>
To: "Sheflug" <sheflug [at] vuw.ac.nz>
Sent: 13 October 2000 19:55
Subject: RE: [Sheflug] Rodent trouble - piper needed - apply within


> > > and also set it up the same in XF86Setup. The trouble is that the
mouse
> > > seems to be on some illegal substance and insists on teararsing about
the
> > > screen at a great rate of knots - totally uncontrollable and
> > > usually goes to
> > > hide in a corner whenever i touch the mouse!  I assume that there
>
> I have the same problem with my mouse. Has your mouse got a wheel? If so,
> select Intellimouse for serial or IMPS/2 for PS/2 mice and all should be
> well.
>
> Failing that, does GPM work? If so, you could use gpm to drive the X
> cursor?
>
> Craig
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