Re: Mouse Problems with KVM Switch

[aladdin <aladdin@csunv.com>]

On Friday 22 September 2006 20:55, Jeff wrote:
> aladdin wrote:
> > Has anyone found a solution (besides a capacitor connected
> > across the mouse leads) to the problem of the mouse going
> > bonkers when you switch a KVM between windows and linux?
> > 
> > I've read a lot of the archives where certain mice/KVMs exhibit
> > this problem and my mouse/KVM does it.  No problem switching
> > to windoze, but switching back messes it up.  There is a hardware
> > fix (mentioned above), but there must be something software can
> > do, too, since windows doesn't have the problem.
> > 
> > Actually, I think this is the only problem I've found in linux that
> > windows doesn't have.
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> > 
> How is the mouse defined in X?
> 
> 
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
EndSection

TIA