Actually, I have found that when the Emulate 3rd button option is set in XFree86Config-4 that this is when my mouse stops responding properly the way you mention! I have to delete that line and either add or verify the line ZAxisMapping 4 5 is present. Mandrake does have a known issue with this problem but last I heard it was only when "FIRST" setting the mouse up and then only with a Genius Netscroll Mouse. I just scroll the wheel a while and hit the wheel button until the lights on the image of the mouse (in test screen) light up correectly, then all is OK to MOVE the mouse around. Never click OK until the mouse is responding properly. Sometimes I may have to even use the keyboard to CANCEL which brings me back to the Choose Mouse screen and I use keyboard to re-choose my mouse (Generic wheel mouse works best for me). Then I check again with the test screen and all should work on the second time around.
Cheers, David ________________________________ kernel panic... Human device behind keyboard is causing an unknown error! Please replace immediately. ________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 7:25 AM Subject: Re: [Cooker] PS2 mouse problem during install > I've had a similar problem on the 9.0 Beta 1 on two different Siemens laptops > with external PS2 microsoft wheel mice. > At a certain point in the install, the mouse pointer kept jumping to one corner. > Same behaviour in KDE when you finally get it running. > Fixed the problem by enabling 'emulate 3d button' in the X config file. > I check the install. If I'm not mistaking, there used to be a checkbox for > emulating a third button... but, it's not there anymore, so I cannot enable > emulation upon install... > Don't know if this was fixed since beta 1 though. > > Geert. > > Quoting Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Tuesday 17 Sep 2002 09:24, Buchan Milne wrote: > > > John & Rebecca wrote: > > > > Hello all. > > > > > > > > I have a problem with the mouse testing during Mandrake install > > > > which has been around since I've been using Mandrake at v7.0. I've > > > > had the same problem on 5 different computers and 4 or 5 different > > > > mice (all PS2 tho). I currently have a Logitech MouseMan Wheel > > > > "Laser" mouse. > > > > > > > > During install I have no problems using the mouse until it comes > > > > time to test the mouse config. Every time, I select a mouse config > > > > from the list, click OK to test the mouse, and everything goes > > > > wacky: the pointer moves to a corner of the test area, buttons > > > > start flashing as if they are being repeatedly hit. I must Tab and > > > > Enter to go back to choose a different mouse. I have to go back and > > > > forth and do this 3 or 4 times before things finally work > > > > correctly. (And yes, I have made sure to move the wheel first.) > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > > > What happens if you: > > > 1)read the instructions > > > 2)Scroll the wheel as the first thing you do (assuming you have a > > > wheel). > > > > I think you should read before answering > > > > > > This has only been an issue with the Genius Netscroll, and it > > > (scrolling the wheel first) does the trick every time. Logitech > > > Mouseman+ PS2 doens't exhibit this, nor does MS Intellimouse PS2. > > > > Wrong. I have an Intellimouse Optical PS/2 that works fine with 8.2 > > (kudzu?) but acts wildly with gpm with all 9.0 betas and rcs. After a > > few reboots it seems to sort itself out but it's no use pretending > > there's nothing wrong > > -- > > Gentoo Linux (portage-2.0.36). KDE: 3.0.3 Qt: 3.0.5 > > AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1600+ 512MB. Kernel: 2.4.19-win4lin. GCC 3.2 > > Linux user #275590 (http://counter.li.org/). up 22:27. > > #=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=# > > > > > > > > > >
