On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Andras Vass wrote:
>
> > > Booted with a floppy containing hd.img. Everything went OK 'til I
> selected
> > > my wheel mouse when it jumped forward to the partitioning screen
> (presumably
> > > because of the mouse acting erratically).
> >
> > what kind of mouse is this? what protocol did you choose? any idea why it
> would
> > move erratically?
> >
> > cu Pixel.
>
> Well, it happens to me as well.
> I have an A4Tech 4D mouse (yes it's a "wheel-mouse"),
> that speaks the IMPS/2 protocoll to the X server.
> It's really jumpy for some time, but if you move it carefully
> for a short period and then use the wheel, all returns to normal....
And me, with a Genius Netmouse Pro - after selecting Genius Netmouse, I
couldn't control the mouse enough to change the selection! (It kept
lurching to the top right corner of the screen.)
Perhaps doing what X (and Windows!) do for resolution changes would make
sense - enable the selected driver, then ask "Is it working OK?" If the
user doesn't say "Yes" within 15 or 30 seconds, revert to the old one.
James.
