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waynehartwig

waynehartwig

www.jeeperman.com
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Mead, WA
I put White Box Linux on my server (everyone has said how easy it is to setup a web server so I guess I'll try it before I buy server 2003) and when I KVM from computer to computer when I come back my mouse doesn't work right. If I move the mouse, it bounces around, clicking all kinds of stuff. Any ideas? It's a PS2 style mouse....
 
Rusted

Rusted

Let's Ride!
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Sandy
What KVM are you using? My Cybex KVM will do that occasionally. I find that I have to power down all the computers, turn on computer #1, then turn on the others. The problems seems to happen after I reboot computer #1, somehow it gets confused.

Also what happens if you plug a second USB mouse into that box, can you get your mouse back? I got tired of my KVM not being able to support the fancy mouse buttons, so I plug 2 mice into my #1 computer so that I can choose which one I want to use.
 
waynehartwig

waynehartwig

www.jeeperman.com
Location
Mead, WA
Spork said:
I think if you switch back and forth beween GUI and one of the virtual terminals it corrects it also... (crtl+alt+f1) then (ctrl+alt+f7)
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This didn't work. I also tried ctrl alt bkspc....

Your other links showed everyone having problems but no fixes, unless I missed them, other than replacing the KVM to a different brand (other than Belkin). But I also read others with other brands of KVM's having problems, so I don't think this is the 'fix'.
 
waynehartwig

waynehartwig

www.jeeperman.com
Location
Mead, WA
rusted said:
What KVM are you using? My Cybex KVM will do that occasionally. I find that I have to power down all the computers, turn on computer #1, then turn on the others. The problems seems to happen after I reboot computer #1, somehow it gets confused.

Also what happens if you plug a second USB mouse into that box, can you get your mouse back? I got tired of my KVM not being able to support the fancy mouse buttons, so I plug 2 mice into my #1 computer so that I can choose which one I want to use.
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It's a Belkin 4 port PS/2 KVM.

I can't reboot the server each time as it will be hosting my website. Right now the best fix I can come up with is to use two mice. Which I would rather not do. I'm already limited on space as it is! :D
 
Spork

Spork

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Location
Saratoga Springs, UT
waynehartwig said:
This didn't work. I also tried ctrl alt bkspc....

Your other links showed everyone having problems but no fixes, unless I missed them, other than replacing the KVM to a different brand (other than Belkin). But I also read others with other brands of KVM's having problems, so I don't think this is the 'fix'.
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The fix is to add "psmouse proto=exps" to your /etc/module.
Make sure there is NO "." between "psmouse" and "proto" and you have "mousedev" in your /etc/modules". Using exps instead of imps has advantages when you like to use your thumb buttons.
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waynehartwig

waynehartwig

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Location
Mead, WA
Spork said:
how about a XF86Config ?

From a terminal window:
cd /etc
find . -name XF86Config*

Sorry I don't have access to a linux box right now...
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I dont know how to open a terminal window to do the search. But I went to the directory and don't see anything xf86...
 
Spork

Spork

Tin Foil Hat Equipped
Location
Saratoga Springs, UT
Installed Fedora Core 4 on a spare drive...
Check this file:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
you should have something like this:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection
 
waynehartwig

waynehartwig

www.jeeperman.com
Location
Mead, WA
This is what I have...

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Do I just put the "psmouse proto=exps" anywhere between start and stop?
 
Spork

Spork

Tin Foil Hat Equipped
Location
Saratoga Springs, UT
I believe what you do is change

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

to

Option "Protocol" "exps"

or

Option "Protocol" "PS/2"

make a backup of the original file so you have it just in case. ;)

If I remember right when I did this the scroll wheel stopped working and that is why I went to a mouse hooked up directly.
 
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78mitsu

Registered User
the only KVM I've seen that does full mouse and keyboard emulation while on another sytem is the raritan - pretty pricy, but a very clean solution. I've been meaning to ask you if you sell a shock that is about 18 inches long compressed and 32 extended? and if you can get two to me in less then a week?(EJS)
 
waynehartwig

waynehartwig

www.jeeperman.com
Location
Mead, WA
78mitsu said:
the only KVM I've seen that does full mouse and keyboard emulation while on another sytem is the raritan - pretty pricy, but a very clean solution. I've been meaning to ask you if you sell a shock that is about 18 inches long compressed and 32 extended? and if you can get two to me in less then a week?(EJS)
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Theres no way I could get them to you by this weekend, unless you wanted to pay for next day air shipping. With that involved, you might as well just pick them up locally.
 
waynehartwig

waynehartwig

www.jeeperman.com
Location
Mead, WA
Spork said:
I believe what you do is change

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

to

Option "Protocol" "exps"

or

Option "Protocol" "PS/2"

make a backup of the original file so you have it just in case. ;)

If I remember right when I did this the scroll wheel stopped working and that is why I went to a mouse hooked up directly.
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I tried to edit it, but apparently the file is opened in read only mode. How do I edit the file?
 
Spork

Spork

Tin Foil Hat Equipped
Location
Saratoga Springs, UT
Hope you're ready to explain how to use vi next supergper... ;) :rofl:

The file is owned by root. So if you're going to change it from a GUI then you will need to log in as root to do it.

If you feel brave I can explain how to do it via a terminal... :eek:
 
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