[CentOS] Serious desktop/mouse problem in Gnome

Tue Feb 21 23:54:52 UTC 2006
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>

At 06:13 PM 2/21/2006, Craig White wrote:
>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?
>----
>grep kernel /boot/grub/grub.conf
>
>the lines that start with kernel

got it.

>----
> >
> > >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....
>----
>cascading KVM's - why am I not surprised?

But why was it working earlier?

Humph.


>Craig
>
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