mouse problems
i'm having some random problems with my mouse
i'm running slack10 and using the logitech cordless elite duo. my keyboard is set up for the logitech cordless desktop pro, and the mouse for the mx700 (as best as i could get it). the problem i come across, is sometimes when i boot up linux, the pointer only moves up and down. basically, when i move the mouse right, the pointer goes up, left makes it go down. moving the mouse up and down don't make the pointer do anything. pushing the buttons causes the mouse to jump either left or right. it does this in both Xorg and when using gpm...which tells me it's got more to do with than my xorg.conf file.
i use: /usr/bin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t ps/2
to start the gpm server
/dev/mouse doesn't work at all. i've tried imps/2 as well as ExplorerPS/2(what i use for my xorg.conf) even though i dunno if gpm supports that. none of them work. the weird thing..is that occassionally i'll start up, and it'll work fine. however...i do believe i have the problem mostly when i reboot after linux crashes, freezes, or does something that keeps me from shutting it down normally. needless to say, it doesn't happen often at all...but when it does, i can't seem to find a simple solution to get my mouse working again.
MX700 Mouse (Part of the Logitech Cordless Elite Duo)
A7V8X Mobo
Kernel: 2.4.26
i run a dual boot with windows xp. i think i heard somewhere that someone was having problems with their mouse, and it only worked then they booted into windows shut down, then booted into linux. i'll try that...but even if that works...there has to be something to fix this.
if any more info could help, let me know//
i'm running slack10 and using the logitech cordless elite duo. my keyboard is set up for the logitech cordless desktop pro, and the mouse for the mx700 (as best as i could get it). the problem i come across, is sometimes when i boot up linux, the pointer only moves up and down. basically, when i move the mouse right, the pointer goes up, left makes it go down. moving the mouse up and down don't make the pointer do anything. pushing the buttons causes the mouse to jump either left or right. it does this in both Xorg and when using gpm...which tells me it's got more to do with than my xorg.conf file.
i use: /usr/bin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t ps/2
to start the gpm server
/dev/mouse doesn't work at all. i've tried imps/2 as well as ExplorerPS/2(what i use for my xorg.conf) even though i dunno if gpm supports that. none of them work. the weird thing..is that occassionally i'll start up, and it'll work fine. however...i do believe i have the problem mostly when i reboot after linux crashes, freezes, or does something that keeps me from shutting it down normally. needless to say, it doesn't happen often at all...but when it does, i can't seem to find a simple solution to get my mouse working again.
MX700 Mouse (Part of the Logitech Cordless Elite Duo)
A7V8X Mobo
Kernel: 2.4.26
i run a dual boot with windows xp. i think i heard somewhere that someone was having problems with their mouse, and it only worked then they booted into windows shut down, then booted into linux. i'll try that...but even if that works...there has to be something to fix this.
if any more info could help, let me know//
