On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:26, Chris Wilkinson wrote: > 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!)...
at least they are cheap. if you want to tavoid that particular problem, try a cordless. > > Why cannot they make a decent mouse today...my 1989 and 1994 > vintage Atari's still have perfectly working original mice!
