On 18 Sep, this message from PJ echoed through cyberspace: > Hello everyone. This is my first post here so please excuse me if I have forgotten >any information or I have asked in the wrong place. > > I am currently experiencing a very frustrating problem with my Belkin KVM not >properly emulating my MS IntelliMouse Explorer. Upon switching from PC1 (my Windows >2000 box), to PC2 (my Gentoo Linux box) my mouse acts fine. Then if I switch back to >PC1, then to PC2 again, my mouse goes haywire. It acts as if I'm pressing random >keys, bounces around the screen, and will eventually crash X if I do not manually >restart it (Ctrl + Alt + Backspace). This occurs with every WM and desktop >environment I have tried so far, so I'm sure it is an issue with X. Restarting X >always solves this problem, however restarting X everytime I go from PC to PC is not >a long term viable solution.
Hmmm... I have had good experiences with Belkin support. If you suspect the device being faulty, call them and get a replacement. Other than that, I agree that whatever the mouse sends should not _crash_ X. Making it act funny, OK, but not crash... Cheers Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. " _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
