Loss of mouse playing Enemy Territory

AssociateX

For some reason now while playing Enemy Territory I lose my mouse, not even re starting X gets it back, I have to reboot. What is that all about? The keyboard continues to work just no mouse. Even with a ctrl alt backspace I go to the KDM and still no mouse.

Thanks a ton.
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AssociateX · Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject:

I upgraded from gentoo-dev-sources linux-2.6.10-gentoo-r6 to gentoo-dev-sources linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r8, with no luck.

I also removed "UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support" from the kernel too per instructions of another thread about mouse crazieness, that did not work either.

Any ideas, please shoot them this way.
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Momo_CCCP · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Oct 2004 Posts: 141

You may want to do Ctrl-Alt-F12 when the loss occurs to see in the system console if there are any particular messages such as "USB Connection lost" or whatever. This may give you a hint.
You may want to try using another mouse to check if this is a hardware related problem too.
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AssociateX · Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 8:21 pm Post subject:

In xorg.conf I changed IMPS/2 to "explorerps/2", but that did not work.

I will try what *_cccp guy says next also I will try:

<NeddySeagoon> AssociateX: When your mouse dies, can you get to a console and cat the mouse device file. That will determine if its X or kernel.
<NeddySeagoon> AssociateX: Do the cat and move the mouse. If you get rubbish, the mouse kernel stuff is still alive, so the problem is X. If you get nothing, the kernel end has died.

I'll be back with a report...
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AssociateX · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 12:34 am Post subject:

I checked dmesg and F12 and both yeild nothing to me.
I also did a cat /dev/input/mice and moved the mouse after the error and I got nothing, no giberish.
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Momo_CCCP · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Oct 2004 Posts: 141

Well then, it's the kernel or the hardware. Maybe you could try unlugging and plugging again although I guess you already have. Other than that I have no further idea...
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Momo_CCCP · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Oct 2004 Posts: 141

Maybe this thread can help you : https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-330915.html
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ZiffyWombat · Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 11:36 am Post subject:

Does the loss of mouse happen while you're playing ET or just after you've started the program? Could you start et from a terminal and show us the start log?
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AssociateX · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject:

OK, I have lost my mouse while just using the desktop now, too. I have taken off the serial adapter and am just using the mouse al la usb. When I loose my mouse if I unplug it(usb connection) then plug it back it I get my mouse back. I have not tried that with the serial adapter but maybe I will later. The usb mouse seems more laggy than it was with the serial adapter.
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AssociateX · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject:

dmesg gives this now:

AssociateX · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 10:13 pm Post subject:

I think that my mouse is just crapping out. Seems to be doing the same thing on win2k.
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AssociateX · Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 1:51 am Post subject:

My cheap ass broke down and bought a new mouse. All seems well now. Funny that this really only happens on games, I don't use windows but my son does and that's where he noticed it was during a game. Ah... I'm tired, excuse my grammar and spelling.
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