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 Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject: My mouse pointer is crazy! |
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I dont know what could be causing this, but ever since I completed a set of 199 config updates, my mouse has been going crazy. At random, it will just fly to the top-right corner of the screen. This is usually triggered by media, such as if a sound is made when receiving an Instant Message, or when watching video's etc. It also seems to happen a lot when i'm viewing a Flash webpage. Sometimes it goes even more crazy, and thinks i've clicked things, or changes to a new desktop enviroment. Also, sometimes when it does it, I cant get the pointer back, and i'll have to hold down ctrl, or even press ctrl+tab, and move to a different program. Sometimes it'll do it randomly, when there is no media running or anything. I can just be viewing a page on FireFox and it'll do it.
Anyone know what this might be, and how it can be fixed?
If it has any significance, my mouse is a Logitech, optical, wheel mouse. Nothing especially fancy.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| that has happend to me too, i havent had a chance to figure out when it happens yet, it seems to have stopped after changing parts of my xorg.conf file, i couldnt tell you what because i have changed almost all of it |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Which model Logitech? Mine is a cordless USB MX700:
xorg.conf:
| Code: | Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "Resolution" "100"
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
Option "SampleRate" "800"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# Option "ChordMiddle"
EndSection
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If that doesn't help, could you post yours?
Also, if I recall a few years back having a problem with my mouse in X when gpm was configured incorrectly... don't know if that still happens or not... but you could disable it if you're running it to see.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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my guess is some sort of irq conflict between your sound and your usb hub
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Mine is the "Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse".
This is my xorg.conf file :
| Code: | # Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
# Comment mouse device changed by NeddySeagoon
# Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
# Protocol Auto is worth a shot.
# Comment by NeddySeagoon
# /dev/input/mice needs USB and USB HID or it won't exist.
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"
# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
# Option "Resolution" "256"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.
# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# Option "ChordMiddle"
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I posted the whole thing so there can be no misunderstandings.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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Only thing that worries me there is the "auto" for the protocol... could it be mistaking it? I can't find an example of xorg.conf with your mouse, so I'm not sure.
Did you try disabling gpm (if it's installed) or your soundcard (magnesium's suggestion)? |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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My mouse is PS/2. It shouldnt be affected should it?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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hey im having the same problem. my mouse is an ms intelli explorer usb and ps/2 compatable.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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How long has yours been doing it? It's really annoying. It does seem to be triggered by sound. What soundcard have you got?
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| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| i have a soundblaster live, emu10k1, it was configured wrong when it was happing |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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I just have onboard soundcard. nVidia nforce2.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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I still think that you have an IRQ conflict. When the system plays sound, it's using the same interrupt request for your mouse (sorry, it's PS/2 and not USB)
I can't for the life of me remember how do enumerate what IRQs are being used by what, but maybe someone smart here can?
ok, so lspci will enumerate your devices, and dmesg will enumerate what device is taking up what irq at kernel boot time, but it's not pretty. maybe try
Edit: fixed my note one what dmesg does. maybe posting of forums as soon as you roll out of bed is not a good idea 
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| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, here it is:
| Code: | verted ~ # dmesg | grep irq
NFORCE2: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
SiI3112 Serial ATA: 100% native mode on irq 11
ide2 at 0xe0b03080-0xe0b03087,0xe0b0308a on irq 11
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I dont really understand it:-\
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| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah my board is nforce2 but i dont have the onboard sound enabled |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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ok, sorry about my previous post being so confusing. I've corrected it a bit.
after doing a bit of digging I found out you can enumerate what irq is being used by what through use of | Code: | | cat /proc/interrupts |
and this will take into account stuff you start up as a module after the kernel has loaded.
The problem is that i don''t see anything listed for PCI. 
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| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm. This looks rather more interesting:
| Code: | verted ~ # cat /proc/interrupts
CPU0
0: 14761479 XT-PIC timer
1: 12187 XT-PIC i8042
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
5: 3968 XT-PIC NVidia nForce2
11: 1754252 XT-PIC ide2, eth0, nvidia
12: 274841 XT-PIC i8042
15: 39 XT-PIC ide1
NMI: 0
LOC: 14761601
ERR: 39740
MIS: 0
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Thanks. Although I still dont know how it'll tell me how to fix this 
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Is there anyone who has actually had this problem and fixed it?
I still havnt been able to figure anything out.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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can anyone fix this? its gettnig quite annoying. i hate restarting my system in the middle of somethin. please help.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Proper protocol select for the mouse?
Is the hardware mouse option enabled?
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Sorry, I didn't read the entire thread ;p
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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The hardware mouse option? I assume so. I mean, I can use my mouse. I dont actually think the problem is anything to do with the mouse or it's protocols or anything like that. I think it's something to do with sound, because the mouse goes crazy when an audio plays. Other than that it works fine.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:05 am Post subject: |
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i'm also having this problem, except it has a much more broad range of scenarios when it happens 
pretty much any time that i'm watching a movie, listening to music, compiling something, or opening a program my mouse will jump all over the place, click on things, move things, open things, close things...well, i think you get the picture . this is especially annoying when i'm compiling something, because..well, sometimes compiling takes a while.
it's an optical ps/2 mouse and here's the mouse section of my xorg.conf:
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Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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i replaced my mouse with a logitech ps/2 mouse and everything works fine. so im thinking it was my mouse being the problem. it was an old mouse so that may be the problem...hope this helps?
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:27 am Post subject: |
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I am having the same problem on an old genius PS/2 mouse.
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# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
# Option "Resolution" "256"
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