On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Pierre Fortin wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > That's not what I saw - it was jerking randomly around the screen, with a
> > tendency towards the top right. Not confined anywhere, just not moving
> > properly.
> >
> > > You can only escape with a hard-reboot, or switching to the console :(
> > > This is however probably not related to the "jumpyness-problem" that
> > > occurs when you change from ps/2 to imps/2...
>
> This may sound way out in left field; but when this happens, switch between
> consoles and look at the rightmost LED on the keyboard... for each console
> (don't forget F12), if the LED is on, try Ctl+Q... I recently discovered this
> on a similar "magnetic mouse" problem recently.
That's getting into the realms of reflexology, I think :-)
I've only made this mistake once, and solved it by rebooting and
installing with the generic PS/2 option which worked fine - I don't think
I'll get a chance to try your solution! Thanks anyway, though.
James.
