[CentOS] Serious desktop/mouse problem in Gnome

Tue Feb 21 23:23:13 UTC 2006
Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists at hughesjr.com>

On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 17:09 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> At 04:11 PM 2/21/2006, John Pierce wrote:
> > > To the end of /boot/grub/grub.conf I added the line:
> > >
> > > psmouse.proto=imps
> >
> >Well the psmouse.proto=imps needs to be added to one of the kernel
> >command lines in grub.conf, not on a line by itself.
> 
> And???
> 
> Here is my grub.conf
> 
> default=0
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (2.6.9-22.0.2.EL)
>          root (hd0,0)
>          kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.2.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
>          initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.2.EL.img
> title CentOS (2.6.9-22.0.1.EL)
>          root (hd0,0)
>          kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
>          initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL.img
> title CentOS-4 i386 (2.6.9-22.EL)
>          root (hd0,0)
>          kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
>          initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.EL.img
> 
> where do I put that option?
> 
after the "quiet" add a "space" and try  psmouse.proto=imps

also try psmouse.proto=bare

you might also try this in /etc/X11/xorg.conf for the mouse driver (that
works for my belkin switch and a logitech scroll mouse):

        Option      "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

> >I use a msi wireless keyboard and mouse on a kvm and the only time I
> >see erratic mouse behaviour is when the batteries have gotten low and
> >I put in a full charged set.
> 
> Well, I just tried new batteries.
> 
> No different.
> 
> Now I have cascaded KMS.  My graphical Centos boxes are at:
> 
> Switch 1, 'port' 8
> Switch 2, 'port' 1  (port 6 on Switch 1 is the cascading port)
> 
> This system is on Switch 2, 'port' 5
> 
> Tomorrow morning, I will move it to port 4 on switch 1 (only open 
> port on switch 1) and see what happens.
> 
> The frustrating part is that everything was fine until I did that 
> java install.  folllowed by a yum update (which only pulled down a 
> update to yum).
> 
> If no change, it is back to reinstall.  Maybe that is just as 
> well.  I had to do a manual disk partition and did not make 
> notes.  Redoing it will force me to make some notes....

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