On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 10:56:52AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:44:03 +0000 (GMT) > N.Pauli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > I've just installed Etch. From previous installs (Ubuntu and Sarge) I've > > learnt to disconnect my KVM (keyboard, video, monitor) switch during the > > install but it has always worked afterwards. Now, though if I switch from > > my XP Pro box to my box running Etch the mouse is out of control; moving > > the mouse causes the pointer to race all over the screen and open things at > > random. The only change I've made in moving to Etch is moving to > > xserver-xorg. > > well, does the mouse work properly when directly connected to the box? > youlikely have a mis-configured mouse. > > A > >From a text console on VT1 or wherever as root:
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -plow then restart X [Ctrl-Alt-Backspace when xdm/gdm/kdm is running usually works for me] Sometimes KVM monitor switches can "lose" a mouse temporarily - you may find switching to XP and back will work to reset the mouse. Andy > > > > Any ideas how I can work on this? > > > > Nigel > > -- > > Nigel Pauli > > Network Manager > > St. John's School, Northwood > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
