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Mouse Issues
« on: March 25, 2006, 01:20:23 pm »
I'm using a Microsoft Wireless Optical USB Mouse, and after about 30-45 seconds of non-use it stops working.  All I have to do to fix it is take out the USB plug and stick it back in, but it's annoying.  Anyone know how to fix it so I can just...not have to do anything?
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2006, 02:43:44 pm »
Boy are you using the wrong OS, get used to constantly reconfiguring and having things break. But wait atleast it's secure right? :)
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2006, 02:54:58 pm »
I'd rather reconfigure than be stuck on Windows. ;)
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2006, 03:01:39 pm »
At the least they could implement a front end or something to auto restart it, that's rediculous really.
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2006, 03:11:33 pm »
Actually, I've had to do this on a few Windows machines too.
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2006, 03:15:05 pm »
Arn't there like USB to PS/2 adapters at a hardware store? Some BIOSes have this as well.
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2006, 03:23:40 pm »
Quote from: Warrior[x86] on March 25, 2006, 03:15:05 pm
Arn't there like USB to PS/2 adapters at a hardware store? Some BIOSes have this as well.

Yeah, but that seems like a pretty round-about solution.  He'd probably be better of finding the cause of this.
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2006, 04:22:12 pm »
You're all useless.

The way my computer is setup, adapting it to PS/2 wouldn't work (it's too far away).  Also, I already have 2 of those adapters, but they are both in use.

Now, if anyone wants to post anything else, at least TRY to be some sort of use.
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2006, 05:53:59 pm »
In order to narrow down the problem, can you try adapting it to PS/2 for the sake of expirement?
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2006, 07:04:47 pm »
Blarg...must steal one.  BRB!

Doesn't work with PS/2.
« Last Edit: March 25, 2006, 07:07:55 pm by rabbit »
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2006, 07:41:55 pm »
Quote from: rabbit on March 25, 2006, 07:04:47 pm
Blarg...must steal one.  BRB!

Doesn't work with PS/2.

Same affect?  Do you have another USB mouse you could try it with?  If it persists, I'd imagine it something in your xorg.conf, though I wouldn't be sure at that point.
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2006, 09:29:44 pm »
Quote from: rabbit on March 25, 2006, 07:04:47 pm
Blarg...must steal one.  BRB!

Doesn't work with PS/2.
Did you edit ~/etc/X11/xorg.conf so that the mouse type is PS2 / IMPS2 instead of USB?
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2006, 09:39:04 pm »
It's /etc/X11/xorg.conf

~ means it's located in your home directory, which xorg.conf isn't. :)
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2006, 09:47:32 pm »
I was close enough! I wasn't sure on the exact location.
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2006, 10:19:34 pm »
Oh, I have the same mouse... and no problems on slackware.  :)
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #15 on: March 25, 2006, 10:27:00 pm »
Quote from: Blaze on March 25, 2006, 10:19:34 pm
Oh, I have the same mouse... and no problems on slackware.  :)

Hehe, my guess is motherboard drivers and/or something in xorg.conf
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2006, 08:16:01 am »
Wow...I forgot about changing xorg...snaps.
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2006, 01:28:39 pm »
That didn't do anything.

On a side note, what's the mouse PS/2 port?  Should it be /dev/mouse?
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2006, 01:45:11 pm »
Quote from: rabbit on March 26, 2006, 01:28:39 pm
That didn't do anything.

On a side note, what's the mouse PS/2 port?  Should it be /dev/mouse?

I think so.

Do you like asking questions on your "side notes?" ;)
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2006, 04:57:33 pm »
Well when I was editing xorg there were Option choices (commented out) for /dev/mouse, /dev/tty0, /dev/tty1 (or maybe 1, 2? I forget), and something else (which I also forget).  Just wondering if that might be *part* of the problem.
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Re: Mouse Issues
« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2006, 10:33:29 pm »
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newby@impaler:~$ ls -l /dev/mouse
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 5 2005-07-05 11:52 /dev/mouse -> psaux

It should not matter, as when you run mouseconfig it'll point to the correct device.
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I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 
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