Re: Mouse jumping all over the place

[Marc Shapiro <mshapiro_42@yahoo.com>]

Allan Wind wrote:
> On 2006-01-30T20:49:44+1100, Javier Romero wrote:
>
> > I was wondering if anyone got back to you on your mouse all over the place
> > problem. you should see mine its uncontrollable.. jumping from here to
> > there, clicking on random things, highlighting heaps of icons etc its
> > driving me nuts, as I am typing this it is highlight sentences so I delete
> > them as I type
>
>
> You probably use the wrong mouse protocol your device (see
> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 if you using X).  Or less likely, you have two
> input devices defined and generate events on both at the same time.

I had a the same problem recently.  The mouse would suddenly start 
bouncing around, selecting text, doing all sorts of strange stuff.  I 
bought a new $5.00 optical mouse and the problem went away.

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Marc Shapiro