Slow mouse when SUing

xTango · n00b Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Posts: 15 Location: Argentina

I have this weird problem. If I su (in a KDE Konsole as well as outside X), the next time I start KDE my mouse moves very slow (about 50% the normal speed).
It will go back to normal operation after 2 or 3 reboots (I haven't noted any particular event or condition to realize _exactly_ when, but it isn't at first reboot).
If I don't su, the mouse works fine for days, but then I su only once and it will be very slow the next time I start KDE.

It's a Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer connected via USB configured as
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

(BTW, the wheel doesn't work, I don't know why. Anyone?).

I'm using Gentoo 1.2 and KDE 3.0.2 with gentoo kernel. Everything's up to date.

Any ideas?

TIA.
Ernesto

rommel · Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:28 am Post subject:

well i might be able to answer the wheel issue...you need to add the option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" in your xf86config.

puddpunk · l33t Joined: 20 Jul 2002 Posts: 681 Location: New Zealand

rommel is right, edit your pointer section in your /usr/X11/XF86Config File so it looks sorta like

puddpunk · l33t Joined: 20 Jul 2002 Posts: 681 Location: New Zealand

and about your mouse issue, try using a different console, just go with good ol xterm. Try recompiling konsole (qpkg -f konsole to find out what package it comes from) and try recompiling su (qpgk -f su).

If that doesnt work, try emerge-ing sudo. bascially its a one command "SU". I.e. it doesnt give you a shell, it executes a command as root (after a password of course)

i.e.

xTango · n00b Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Posts: 15 Location: Argentina

sa · Guru Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 450

I have had freak ocurrances of mouse slowness too, with the same mouse as you. The way I fixed it is I turned on:
<*> UHCI (Intel PIIX4, VIA, ...) support
instead of :
< > UHCI Alternate Driver (JE) support
in the kernel.
hth,
sa