hello -
i am experiencing a strange problem with my mouse using XFree86 version
4.2.0 (compiled using the gentoo ebuild):
the mouse pointer will randomly *jump* up or down half a screen, or
simply *warp* to a different location. additionally mouse clicks (both
button 1, 2 and 3) will occur (not physically on the mouse of course).
the mouse wheel (buttons 4 and 5?) are also affected.
this only happens if i use the mouse, i.e. if i do not touch it the
pointer will just sit there, as it should, and no mouse clicks will be
issued. once i start using the mouse the madness will start.
another interesting detail is that i have tried several mice: a logitech
cordless mouse (from the logitech itouch desktop), a tiny logitech
travel mate optical mouse, and finally a simple logitech ps2 mouse (the
first two are usb-mice, but i had them connected to the ps2 port with
that standard adapter that comes with all mice nowadays). the problem
was there no matter which mouse i had connected, but the standard
logitech mouse behaved comparatively well, i.e. it would still warp or
jump occasionally, but by far not as frequently as the other two.
now, i briefly had red-hat 7.2 installed on this computer and there were
no problems, unfortunatly i have not kept that configuration file. i
have my current config file attached.
has anybody experienced a problem like this before or knows of a
solution? it is maddening if your mouse cursor seemingly lives a life of
its own =)
thanks a lot!
-amael
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "myXFree86Layout"
Screen "myDefaultScreen"
InputDevice "ps2Mouse"
InputDevice "logitechKeyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "NoPM" "true"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "xie"
Load "pex5"
# Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "glx"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "logitechKeyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "ps2Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "SonyLCD"
VendorName "Sony"
ModelName "SDM-S71"
HorizSync 28 - 92
VertRefresh 48 - 85
# HorizSync 28 - 65
# VertRefresh 48 - 65
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "CrtcNumber" # <i>
Identifier "myVideoDevice"
# Driver "nv"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVidia"
BoardName "GeForce4 MX 440"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
Option "DigitalVibrance" "3"
Option "HWcursor" "true"
Option "CursorShadow" "true"
Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "32" # 0 - 255
Option "CurosrShadowXOffset" "4" # 0 - 32
Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "3" # 0 - 32
# Option "FlatPanel" "true"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "myDefaultScreen"
Device "myVideoDevice"
Monitor "SonyLCD"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
