Wireless USB mouse goes to idle mode very quickly

cuchumino · Guru Joined: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 428

If i leave the mouse untouched for like less than 0.5 seconds, or a very short time, it stops sending signal to the usb dongle, and it has to be re-detected. This is quite annoying, specially since on average, you do pause for a while usually when using your mouse for browsing the internet, or doing a ton of other stuff. And after it goes to idle because of inactivity, it takes like 1 or 2 seconds to be re recognized, and to be able to be used again.

Anyway, If anyone knows how to augment the time before the mouse goes into idle mode, please help me.

Tks

jpl888 · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject:

Did you try changing the battery?
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cuchumino · Guru Joined: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 428

yea. it's rechargeable, and it doesn't really matter if it is just recently charged or not.

In windows, it works, doesn't idle out.

jpl888 · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:08 pm Post subject:

Have you full HID support in the kernel and the boot protocol driver not loaded?
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cuchumino · Guru Joined: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 428

i'm pretty sure i have the HID support loaded. not sure about the second.

how would i check that?

EDIT:i have the module loaded in the kernel for hid support.

jpl888 · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:24 pm Post subject:

The relevant part of your kernel .config should look like this:-

cuchumino · Guru Joined: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 428

seems to be fine.

jpl888 · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject:

What does lsusb say the mouse is?
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cuchumino · Guru Joined: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 428

oh. now that i check the lsusb, it may be good to mention that the dongle is on a 8 plug usb hub. I don't think that really matters tho.

jpl888 · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject:

Just to eliminate the possibility could you try the mouse with out the hub and see is it any different?
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cuchumino · Guru Joined: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 428

it doesn't idle out. but where i have the computer, i get lag. that is because it is quite far away from where i have the keyboard and mouse setup. :S

i didn't expect that. it doesn't happen in windows (the idleing out with the hub). :S