Hi there, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:59, Chris Wilkinson wrote: > >>Hi there, >> >>Recently my mouse has started doing odd things. It will suddenly jump >>position, and whatever is under it might be selected/activated when >>it moves. Usually it is triggered by me moving it or doing a right >>click action. It usually will jump to the right and up. > > Two things: > The protocol as defined in the /etc/X11/XF86Config Mouse section is wrong. > Unlikely because it has been working.
Yes. Protocol is PS/2, same as the pointing device... > A wire in the cable has broken. They are not everlasting and the continual > flexing eventually hardens the copper which then breaks. Happened to me more > than one over the years. A kink in the cable looks to be the cause, hold it one way and the problem goes, hold it the other and pointer histrionics ensue...bingo, new mouse time (darn!)... Why cannot they make a decent mouse today...my 1989 and 1994 vintage Atari's still have perfectly working original mice! -- Kind regards, Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch, New Zealand.
