On Fri, 2002-05-24 at 05:38, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Thursday 23 May 2002 05:05 pm, Ricardo Marques wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm having a very strange problem. This problem is occurring in all my > > computers. I turn on my machine and after a while the focus of pointer is > > shifted to right. When I want to click in a button, I have to look for a > > position (move to right side) to click. Sometimes I have to click outside > > of button. It depends on of size of the button. It's occurring with tree > > different kinds of machines. They have different processors, motherboards, > > BIOS, video cards, etc. I'm working with Mandrake 8.2 and KDE. Thanks in > > advance for any help. > > > > > > Ricardo Marques Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : > > http://explorer.msn.com > > Ricardo, maybe you have different processors etc. etc., but I'll bet you have > Trident graphics ! - This phenomenon is well known. The solution is simple : > > You'll have to edit the file "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" as root. In this file, > there is a section called "Graphics device section". Find it and then remove > the hash-mark (#) in front of "Option "sw_cursor". (Which means to > "uncomment" this option, thus enabling the software-cursor). Save the file > and restart X. That's all. > > For a more "in-depth" explanation, search the list-archive for something like > "Trident Cyberblade". > > If still in trouble, feel free to mail me privately, I'll work you through. > But please have some patience, 'cause I'm only on-line a few minutes each > evening, CET. > > BTW - I find that sig of yours (not your name, of course) disgusting - ;-) > > Kaj Haulrich > Denmark > I find this happens on my wife's laptop (running LM8.2), but only after the kids have grabbed it to access neopets. Once it starts, it seems the only way to get back is to shutdown and cold boot. This is a USB mouse, so maybe that complicates the situation. Am I right in thinking that if it works most of the time without any issues, then the sw_cursor thing is not a useful option?
BTW, in case it's relevant, the mouse does "get the wanders" now and then. Mind of its own I guess. Branded Microsoft, so it probably thinks it knows where we want to go today ;-) Brian
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