Re: VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

2021-06-01 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
On Jun 1, 2021, at 9:41 AM, Paul Koning wrote: > >> On Jun 1, 2021, at 12:27 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On May 31, 2021, at 8:08 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk >> wrote: >>> >>> I’m using a VSXXX-AA mouse (Hocky Puck), and when I use the middle-button >>> on the mouse, it messes

Re: VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

2021-06-01 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 01/06/2021 17:41, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: It would be interesting to attach a UART to the comm link (4800 bps, RS-232 signal levels) and capture what happens. It's quite strange to see a system failure caused by pressing a button. I suppose it could be a bug in the system software

Re: VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

2021-06-01 Thread Jonathan Stone via cctalk
On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 09:39:41 AM PDT, Jonathan Stone via cctalk wrote: >The described behavior is what you'd get in X11 if the middle-button is "stuck >on" (autorepeating) after being pressed the first time, >and you move the >mouse. Not sure if that helps, though. Supposedly there's a

Re: VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

2021-06-01 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jun 1, 2021, at 12:27 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk > wrote: > > On May 31, 2021, at 8:08 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk > wrote: >> >> I’m using a VSXXX-AA mouse (Hocky Puck), and when I use the middle-button on >> the mouse, it messes up DECwindows, and I’m no longer able to use the other

Re: VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

2021-06-01 Thread Jonathan Stone via cctalk
The described behavior is what you'd get in X11 if the middle-button is "stuck on" (autorepeating) after being pressed the first time, and you move the mouse. Not sure if that helps, though.

Re: VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

2021-06-01 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
On May 31, 2021, at 8:08 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > > I’m using a VSXXX-AA mouse (Hocky Puck), and when I use the middle-button on > the mouse, it messes up DECwindows, and I’m no longer able to use the other > buttons, which means I can’t change to another window, or access menus. It

Re: VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

2021-06-01 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 at 05:08, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > > I now have my VAXstation 4000/vlc up and running OpenVMS 7.3, DECnet Phase > IV, and part of my cluster. It’s using a SCSI2SD v5.2 board for the hard > drive. While have plenty of DEC Hard Drives, I like the lower noise, power, > a

VAXstation 4000/vlc mouse issue

2021-05-31 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
I now have my VAXstation 4000/vlc up and running OpenVMS 7.3, DECnet Phase IV, and part of my cluster. It’s using a SCSI2SD v5.2 board for the hard drive. While have plenty of DEC Hard Drives, I like the lower noise, power, and heat of the SCSI2SD’s, plus I can really cram the disk space in th