Yea Bill is on to something here my optical mouse has similar issues in
work lappy with windows. at home i use a flat black pad and at work I
use a sheet of white paper, if I use a sheet with text on it the mouse
will some times get wacky but not as bad as you described.to bad you
could not barrow a different USB mouse to see if symptoms change. you
could try a different location with lappy (far from where you normally
use lappy)to make sure neighbors may or may not be causing
interference.You need to be in a lead enclosure :) *just joking* just a
flash back from the 60s 70s when we all had bomb shelters to protect us
from ruskies.Also just joking about ruskies they never bombed us and
were on our team during WW2 helped us win in other words.
:)
Bill Essig wrote:
My 2 cents:
I don't know anyone covered this yet, but just to make sure it's not
PEBKAC, I will operate on the assumption the mouse is optical. Is the
PS2 one you had optical? If not, check your mousing surface. Make sure
it's not too reflective , or just use a piece of white paper below the
mouse. Sometimes optical mice jump randomly on reflective surfaces...
~Andrew
PS: For the record, I've never had a USB mouse NOT work in Linux
(Several 10's of mice).
Allen Brown wrote:
Are you talking about using a USB mouse with a laptop that has a
touchpad or is this a desktop PC?
Since my desktop is currently dead I am limping with a laptop.
That's why I need to use the USB mouse. It doesn't accept PS2.
And the touch pad is awkward compared to a mouse.
The problem I've described also applied to the desktop when
it was running.
My G7 Logitech is USB and works very well both with lappy and
desktop in Ubuntu.I could post X11of my PCs if you wish?
This is a G5. Yes, please post.
Also wireless phones /microwaves can interfere with that area of
freq.
I don't have a wireless phone. My roommie has a cell, but is
currently at the coast. The microwave oven is not running.
The WiFi router is about 15 feet away and running at partial power.
I don't know how to turn off the WiFi in the lappy. (When I've
tried in the past gnome immediately brought it back up.)
Shut off both and try then.
And if blue tooth disable blue tooth on cell and PDAs to test for
improvement.I know not much to work but with hope it helps. :-)
I don't have anything powered that's bluetooth, unless the lappy
is broadcasting into the aether without asking me.
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