Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 9 Apr 1996 10:40:24 +0100 (WET DST) | From | Ronald Schalk <> | Subject | Re: marching PS/2 mouse |
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At 08:57 9-04-96 +0100, you wrote: >In recent kernels I have the strange effect of a "marching mouse >cursor" with my PS/2 mouse. Usually the cursor moves horizontally >(e.g. right to left) without ever touching the mouse. I've seen this >in 1.3.83 under X11 and on the console (gpm running). This seems >rather strange. Any ideas?
I once had the same thing. The problem was (don't laugh) that the sun was shining through the mouse cover. It messed up the photo-cell inside the mouse. Whenever I covered the mouse or use it in shade it worked fine.
Solution was: paint the inside of the mouse cover black.
Ronald Schalk E-Mail work: Ronald.Schalk@interpay.nl E-Mail home: ronald02@pi.net
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